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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As soon as we decided we were going to Iceland, I googled to see if there were multi-day kayaking expeditions that we could go on. The first search result returned was Borea Adventures's 3-day coastal kayaking in the wilderness. A quick glance through the itinerary and the photos, I was sold. Hadn't even looked up …
Iceland has been a destination on our bucket list for what seems like forever, but it didn't really make sense to fly there all the way from Australia, not when we still had plenty of other places to explore closer to us. But from London where we were based, it's a hop skip and a …
I checked off the iconic walk of the Seven Sisters down by Brighton on a brilliantly blue early summer day. Headed down to Seaford by train, an easy 2 hour ride from London. From the train station, I walked across the small town to the Seaford Head Golf Course, where the sight of the imposing …
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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, …
They say all good things must come to an end, well, at the very least, a pause. Originally, we were meant to be in Sydney for just two years. But we've managed to stretch it to an incredible 3.5 years and met some really awesome people, from all aspects of our lives here: work, hiking, …
We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather this weekend when the group of 7 of us tripped down to Kangaroo Valley for a spot of kayaking and camping. The skies were clear, the air crisp and cool, and there was not a hint of breeze. A complete opposite of our January experience really. As …
