22 September 2016
Eating in the Baltics
I come from a background of hot and spicy food. So, in this region of bland food, I rediscover my taste buds and appreciate the real flavour of the produce. Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, August 16, 2016
19 September 2016
Arrive home
The American Airlines flight to Auckland turned me around in terms of my perception of the airline. The ground staff and crew were pleasant (rather than nasty as seen on previous flights). They served a generous meal about 30 minutes after take off; it was what I call a Qantas-style meal with a big hot […]
17 September 2016
Flying home
We had a day to kill before our flight to Auckland at 2310 tonight. We checked out at 1030 and had plenty of time till our appointment with my old school friends Joanne and Jeff at a Korean restaurant in Torrance. So we stopped by a Walmart along the way. Just as well we bought […]
16 September 2016
Exploration and shopping
Today, Kim took us to Venice Beach. It was new for Dai but not for me. We were very lucky with parking near the Venice Canals which was close enough to the beach. We had a nice walk in the perfect sunshine and stopped for coffee as well. From there, we drove northwards passing various […]
15 September 2016
Exploring LA
Today was our first of our three driving days in this sprawling city. Kim decided to take me and Daisuke somewhere we both hadn’t been to. And that would be the mission at San Juan Capistrano about an hour away. Dai and I went around the two main courtyards of the mission and several rooms […]
14 September 2016
Bullshit on my flight
Flying from Quebec City to Los Angeles, via New York Despite half a tablet of sleeping pill last night, I only dozed for about 5h. I didn’t feel too bad when the alarm sounded at 0300. We were out pretty swiftly and headed to Quebec City’s airport nearby where we returned the car. With 2h […]
13 September 2016
Old town Quebec
Exploring the Old Town It’s our last day in Canada and we had it set aside for exploring Quebec City’s old town. Having done our reconnaissance, we drove to Lower Town where we parked easily and relatively cheaply for the max allowable period of 5h. The ferry to Levis was ready to leave so we […]
12 September 2016
The last hop by car
Kimball woke with a sore neck and shoulder today. Fortunately it was an easy 2h40 drive from Montreal to Quebec City. This would be our last hop by car in Canada this trip. We took a detour through Mont Royal where we saw some exclusive homes, cemeteries and the viewpoint before leaving the city via […]
11 September 2016
Lazy day in Montreal
We had a very slow morning both before and after the awesome continental breakfast at Manoir Sherbrook. There weren’t any cold cuts but whatever they had was top notch, eg. bread, pastries, jams. The weather still looked blustery outside but was set to calm down. We stepped outside before 1100 and returned to get a […]
10 September 2016
Diefenbunker and on to Montreal
After check-out, we drove about 40 minutes to Diefenbunker. It was a bit of a backtrack as we were headed to Montreal. We arrived about 15 mins before the opening. They have a free guided tour which filled up just as we got to our turn. As the tour started at 1100, we gathered around […]