7, Jul 2026 | Food, Travel
The soft hum of the air conditioner stirred me from my sleep. No rain, no thunder, no howling wind. Wait… what? no rain?!! I padded to the closed curtains and opened the curtains to a bright sunny day! Like most days, we met at the poolside. The plan for the day was...
4, Aug 2008 | Commentary, Events, Food, Social, Travel
I’m sitting at Hong Kong airport, connected via the Free WiFi service. I just had one of the best Chinese meals I’ve ever had at the Sham Shui Po district. Friends of the family (Michael, Daniel and CK) were kind enough to show me around most of the day,...
28, Jul 2008 | Commentary, Events, Social, Travel
I stayed up too late last night… ? I woke up and blinded myself as I opened a crack the curtains to check the weather… stumbled into the shower. Time to get up, check out of the hotel and see stuff! Got into Central Station just before lunch. Had a coffee...
26, Jul 2008 | Commentary, Events, Social, Travel
8:30am, Saturday I’m in Amsterdam! I did the morning stuff and caught the shuttle bus to the Airport and set about trying to find the right platform going to Amsterdam Centraal. When I booked my flight, I had bought an Amsterdam Card which entitled me to some...