Pattaya Food First

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...
Pattaya rain and rock

Pattaya rain and rock

I woke to the sound of wind and rain, the arrhythmic pattern punctuated by the long ominous grumble of thunder. I drifted back to sleep only to be woken again. This time it was the thud thud of hammers and the shrill screech of drilling. The hotel is undergoing...
Pattaya First Night

Pattaya First Night

My first visit to Pattaya, Thailand. I booked a room at the Hard Rock Hotel, mainly because of its’ location in central Pattaya. There’s also live music every night. After checking in, we went looking for something to eat in a ”rod ban tuk”. Basically a ute with...

Hong Kong, August 2008

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,...
Amsterdam – Day 3, last day

Amsterdam – Day 3, last day

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...
Amsterdam – Day 2

Amsterdam – Day 2

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...