16 October 2011
Daging Masak Hitam
While I’ve made this dish before, this time I took note of the tip I had gotten from a friend … add in blended… Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, May 1, 2010
12 October 2011
Penang Laksa and more
Several homemade meals including the famous or infamous Penang Laksa or Assam Laksa. It is so fishy that some of my… Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
11 September 2011
Eating in Mexico
The food in Mexico was great until Kim developed some kind of intolerance … perhaps to the beans if they’re whole and not refried. So that put an end to our Mexican culinary adventure. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, August 25, 2011
4 September 2011
The TranzAlpine
Today we took what was described as one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world … the TranzAlpine from Christchurch to Greymouth on the West Coast, passing through the Southern Alps including Arthur’s Pass. As it was spring, we could see the mountains were still beautifully snow-capped. It was sunny and the snowy […]
3 September 2011
Devastated beauty
The heart of Christchurch is one of few places in New Zealand that looks old … this is a fairly young country compared to, say, Europe. The city centre had a good collection of buildings that made New Zealand look like it had some architectural history. Unfortunately a lot of this was destroyed in the […]
3 September 2011
Short flight
The TranzAlpine rail journey from Christchurch to Greymouth is regarded as one of the world’s great train journeys because of its scenic beauty. Having lived in Christchurch as a student and not done the trip, I thought it would be fitting to do it and see some friends in Christchurch as well. After all, it […]
24 August 2011
Home sweet home
We lose a day flying home due to the international dateline and landed at 0530 on 24 August 2011. It has been a wonderful three months for me, in the most uncanny mix of destinations. As I add up the bills, I realise that the total cost of fares, accommodation and food will come to less […]
22 August 2011
Long journey home
The long journey It’s a big day today as we embark on our long journey home. We travel from Isla Mujeres (by boat) to Cancun to take our 1210 Continental Airlines flight to Houston then Los Angeles, then finally to Auckland. That’s about 24h from the first flight to the last. Connection hassles Arriving at […]
21 August 2011
Isla Mujeres
Above: Colour of the water looks good but it wasn’t a good day. We had planned on doing two dives today with Seahawk Divers. But as a sweetener for our failed sighting of whale-sharks yesterday, they offered either a repeat excursion or a complimentary dive. When we turned up in the morning, the weather was still […]