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3 May 2016
We had a light breakfast of oats, cup-mandarins and waffle at the guest house before setting o ff around 1000 to walk into the French Quarter. It took about 45 minutes through some nice houses in various states of disrepair and gentrification. Arriving into Bourbon St, I thought it was just sleazy. And that was […]
2 May 2016
Getting going We woke earlier today out of necessity and felt better for it. We ate lightly, finished packing and set off for the Houston (Johnson) Space Centre. It was about a 50 minute drive taking the outer ring road but Google Maps suggested that was the fastest way. We got there about 1000. The […]
1 May 2016
We had a slow start. We set off by car late morning to the Hobby Aiport area where Kim said there was an aviation museum. He even had an address but when we go there, there was no museum. We had a light lunch at Taco Bell where we used to internet to find out […]
30 April 2016
Above: With family in Brenham. We woke after 0800 feeling awful despite having more than my usual hours of sleep. It was 0100 in New Zealand, which explained a lot. We swanned downstairs to have a reasonably good breakfast of oats (yes, kinda unprocessed food in USA!), toast and a waffle washed down with plenty […]
29 April 2016
Above: Our dinner. Houston IAH was very quiet for our lunchtime arrival. Immigration and customs was an absolute breeze unlike our previous experience some years ago. There were absolutely no queues for either. And that’s for us visa holders. It gets even easier for people who are on ESTAs. Coming out, we rang the Red […]
29 April 2016
It felt like a normal work day waking at 0630 and walking to the bus for work. I worked till 1 am doing handovers before being taken to the airport by a friend Paul with Kim and my luggage. The flight had about 20+ seats available which meant that we got our boarding passes immediately […]
16 March 2016
Contrary to some Western perception, Laksa isn't a dish. Instead it refers to a raft of different spicy noodle soups,… Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
20 January 2016
For many, eating in Melbourne is heaven when it comes to Italian and Vietnamese cuisine. But for me, I like all that but I also have other options that are far more memorable. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, January 22, 2016
11 January 2016
So, this was the end of a short trip with one big highlight and very little else. Not a bad way to add sparkle to my Christmas break.
10 January 2016
To my surprise, Dragonair and their Kathmandu ground staff turned around the big jet in an hour. We left around 0030 for a 2h30 flight to Bangkok. Within half hour of takeoff the inflight service of hot pastries and juice was over, leaving us all to rest. The fuel stop in Bangkok is, necessary due […]