I'm enjoying the cool weather during my layover in Vancouver, and I took the opportunity to make a massive photo upload...

Australia and Asia
Hiking around Lake Tahoe and Yosemite this summer
Shanghai back in June

I made a batch of peanut sauce last week, and it came out really well. Unfortunately, when I went to make dinner tonight, heating up some udon noodles and pulling out the last bit of sauce, I found that the coconut in the sauce had spoiled and the whole batch had gone rotten ( Read more... )

I was sitting in Borders reading what the entry requirements are to Singapore for Malaysian citizens, and laughed out loud while reading this. It also applies to US citizens...

( Keep reading till you hit the line in bold )

1 USD = 1.06 CAD

Sad times we live in...unless my income were in CAD...

Well, I have to say I had a pretty good time here in Shanghai during my brief stopover.

Saturday afternoon, I flew in from Macau, had a relative breeze through immigration, and took the Maglev in from the airport to its terminal, which is still an inconvenient distance from downtown. The flight, arriving in a new country, and getting lost on two ( Read more... )

Photos posted, and narration to follow at some point soon!

Complete Gallery


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I spent the night here at the airport (arrived at 10:20pm, now it's 6am, another hour to go  before I leave).  My legs hurt like hell, but at least I managed to catch a couple of hours of sleep, and I feel much fresher after taking a shower ( Read more... )

I found a new blog, and although I think that most of the people who post to it are frat boy 10 years later, it makes for an interesting read. It's weekly stories from consultants about traveling, debauchery, and the bullshit they spew.

My favorite entry so far,
followed closely by this one.

Well, after about a year since the last visit, I'm planning on going back to Switzerland for a long weekend at the tail end of a business trip to South Africa and Romania. I think I'll also spend a couple of days in Munich, since it's a fairly easy stopover (I'm passing through there twice on this trip anyway).

Anyone feel like going to Europe in March?

I'll be passing through Munich on March 14, and am tempted to go somewhere in the neighborhood through the 18th.

I was thinking Spain, France, or somewhere within Germany. Anyone interested?