We took the red eye into Shanghai on Friday night, arriving before dawn on Saturday. Or what passed for dawn anyway, since it was overcast and foggy the entire day. It was too early to check into the hotel, so we just deposited our bags and went searching for eateries already open for breakfast. Our …
I've to confess - since I moved to Singapore, my DSLR hasn't really seen light of day. This contrasts with my using it every day in Sydney. But I've always been a little self conscious wielding a huge camera and tripod in urban environments, and much prefer to take pictures of landscapes. And when we …
Time flies, has zipped by this year. We've been in Singapore now for a tad over three months. To be honest, I'd thought it would take me much longer to settle down, become reacquainted with the sticky heat and concrete jungle. But it's been a much easier transition, helped in large part to my brother, …
My new job is with a company headquartered in Sydney, so I had the good fortune to return for a visit 3 months after leaving. 🙂 One of the first things I did was to schedule in time on the water. On the weekends, I went out paddling on the inner harbour, lousy spring weather …
It's been a month since we moved to Singapore. It seems longer, but then again, we haven't managed to do much. Still trying to adjust, nevermind that I grew up here. Felt good tonight to bring out my camera again - its first outing since I picked it back up from the camera workshop last …
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We visited South Wales this weekend. It's incredible actually - after 2.5 weeks in the UK, this was the first rainy weekend we had. But the wet hardly dampened our moods; South Wales is incredibly beautiful and has coasts that rival that of its namesake, New South Wales in Australia. Our base for the Saturday …
Another weekend, another road trip outside of London. This time we headed to Stonehenge, Bristol, Bath and Lacock, all conveniently clustered close to one another 2.5 hours outside of London. Getting out - and back in - of central London was the annoying bit, especially since sitting in start and stop traffic in a manual …
We flew over to Frankfurt, Germany the first weekend of June, where we met up with our good friends TPR and Serge for a weekend getaway to wine country in Mosel. It's so awesome that they live just a short 2 hour drive away from world class Rieslings; Jeff, whose favorite wine is Riesling, was …
I've been enjoying life in London and its surrounds, with mini excursions during the week and explorations further afield on the weekends. For most of trips, I've been content to leave my bulky DSLR behind, trusting instead in my much less conspicuous phone camera to capture the memories. The delightful thing about the UK, however, …
After what has seemed like an interminable but welcome summer, fall has arrived in Sydney. This week, the air has taken on a noticeable chill in the mornings when I head down to Lavender Bay to push off for our daily sunrise paddles. This year has flown by.
