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5 September 2009
We met a former colleague of mine, Catherine for lunch today at a Malaysian restaurant Jom Makan just off Trafalgar Square. Mmmm, very yummy. Then we met friends of Kim at a wine bar before going to a West End show. It was my very first time at a London show despite my previous visits. […]
4 September 2009
With the time change from New Zealand to the UK, day is night and night is day. We’ve previously found that if we stay up till about 6pm then getting a good night sleep, our body clocks will be more or less fine in a couple of days. That’s our way of putting our right […]
3 September 2009
We had a stressful departure as Kim had bought a Navman GPS for driving around the UK … after loading the UK/Europe maps it stopped working. Fortunately we live closed to the Navman warehouse and they opened up after hours so he could swap the unit out. It is funny that once things like that […]
19 August 2009
With a friend from Hong Kong coming for dinner, I had to learn some new dishes. Ayam Tempera and Sayu Lodeh it is for tonight. Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
26 July 2009
Above: Great Barrier Reef flying from Cairns. Flying on standby can be nerve-wrecking, especially when flights are busy and don’t run every day. We returned the rental car at Cairns airport. We were pleased to have boarding passes issued to us for the 1130 flight, not minding that we were stuck at the tail of […]
25 July 2009
Above: Our accommodation at Paradise Palms. This turned out to be a lazy day. We didn’t feel obliged to be sucked into any of the other tourist traps around Cairns. The warm weather was enough reason for coming over! As it turned out, it rained … but the temperature was still nice. Throughout our stay, […]
24 July 2009
Today we went for a long drive to explore some of the recommended sights out of Cairns. We stopped briefly at some of the suburban beaches. They are nice but not great. The sand wasn’t golden and the sea wasn’t quite blue or green; but somehow the pictures look better than the reality. Having said […]
23 July 2009
Our Air New Zealand hotel purchase came with an optional NZD$1 add-on (normally worth AUD$180) for an excursion to the Great Barrier Reef, specifically Moore Reef. Naturally we took up this offer. Our Sunlover catamaran departed Cairns at 1000 bound for Moore Reef. The 90 minute journey proved bumpy and I felt a bit sick but […]
23 July 2009
Our Air New Zealand hotel purchase came with an optional NZD$1 add-on (normally worth AUD$180) for an excursion to the Great Barrier Reef, specifically Moore Reef. Naturally we took up this offer. Our Sunlover Cruises catamaran departed Cairns at 1000 bound for Moore Reef. The 90 minute journey proved bumpy and I felt a bit sick […]
22 July 2009
Upon arrival we headed to our accommodation at Paradise Palms Resort, in our small Hyundai vehicle from Avis. After some rest, we hit town and went into Cairns. Our impressions were really positive! We couldn’t figure out why we’ve been given the thumbs down by most of our friends who always recommend Port Douglas instead. […]