Sunrises, sunsets, kayaking and other adventures
I' d been sitting on that decision for a while, but in Myanmar, while lugging my conspicuously huge Canon 6D around the streets, and feeling self-conscious every time I took it out of my bag, I decided to just bite the bullet and buy the slim profile Fujifilm X100F. That it looks so retro helped …
I've never been very comfortable with street photography. But since we've moved to Singapore, the opportunities for landscape photography has shrunk quite significantly. At the same time, our goal this year is to visit more of South East Asia, havens for urban photography. With that in mind, one of my goals this trip was to …
Continue reading "Weekend in Myanmar: scenes from the train edition"
Our trip to Yangon, Myanmar last weekend was somewhat spontaneous, suggested by our friend Jessie whose goal this year is to explore all the countries in South East Asia. We didn't really know what to expect or do, beyond visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda and wander about the city. But we had a most wonderful time, …
Continue reading "Weekend in Myanmar: Street scenes edition"
One of our goals for while we're living in South East Asia is to explore the region, so quite spontaneously, we decided to join a friend this past weekend in Yangon, Myanmar. The Shwedagon Pagoda is one of the - if that the - highlights that the city has to offer. As it's open from …
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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 …
What was the one highlight of the trek for you, Juraj (or TingĀ as she corrected me) asked the group, on our last evening meal in camp. Certainly not reaching the summit - Jeff and I got to 100m below the summit, to Stella Point at 5756m. We would have made the summit if we'd gone …
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 …
The start horn blasts, one definitive last time for those of us in wave one. The water comes alive immediately, stirred up by the rapidly whirling arms of the faster paddlers eager to see the last of the Murray River, this marathon at any rate. From besides me, the kids from Baccus Marsh Grammar blasts …
Continue reading "Journey to 404km, aka Paddling the Massive Murray Marathon"
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. š 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 …
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 …
