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Travelling during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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This is a topic I've been wanting to write about since the beginning of March, but haven't had the time until the beginning of April so I apologise for the delay. However, let's get into a topic that quite a few of you will be very interested in and the rest may be a little envious of (believe me, that is not the reason I am writing this). This is the story of how my family were lucky enough to travel to Malaysia during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Grab a drink and get comfortable, this is going to be a long one! Firstly, travelling during the pandemic is NOT easy. My wife and I were looking at multiple groups and websites during our research to see if it was even possible to fly and all that we kept seeing were tales of heartache and frustration. Husbands away from wife's, children unable to see their parents who were on their deathbed, people having to revoke job offers as they could not be granted access to the country. There were no clear guidelines on who could or couldn

New Horizons

Who would have thought that 2021 would see the return of Paul to blogging? Even I didn't see this one coming, but I thought it might an interesting way for people to see the real me and not the 280 character limited version on Twitter. So, where to begin? I guess I'll start with professional items and then move onto the personal things (not that personal, get your mind out of the gutter!) I work as an Administrator. I say Administrator, my role is Scheduler/Administrator/Customer Service/Finance/Local IT Support all rolled into one. It's slowly evolved over the years since I started at this company and while I like the variety, the career opportunities are incredibly limited for me. Because of the above, and my passion for IT and technology, I have worked towards and attained multiple qualifications, so I'm technically a Qualified IT Support Engineer. I am a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and Modern Desktop Administration Association (MDAA - another Microsoft