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I’m pleased to report that we were selected for tenancy of the art deco flat we liked on our first day of hunting! We signed a lease (the most detailed and specific I’ve ever come across – ie: tenants will not place plants closer than 45cm to the flooring), garnered the keys, and are set […]
October 1, 2011
G’day, Mate. How ya going? This is a typical greeting and I’m always tempted to say, “by foot”, but I refrain. My other favorite phrase, so far, is “how’d ya do” asked when wait-staff come to collect empty dishes in a restaurant. “Well, I almost choked on the third bite, but this catastrophe was saved […]
September 27, 2011
It’s currently 6:30pm in Melbourne, which is 1:30am in Portland – a grand difference of 17 hours! Thankfully, we’re not too jet lagged since we had 3 days in Hong Kong and 24 hours in Singapore before heading to Oz. More on Hong Kong soon. The flight from Singapore to Melbourne was just under 7 […]
September 20, 2011
Hello from the San Francisco Airport! After a month in the States, I’m awaiting my grand exodus to Hong Kong for a brief stay with Hannes before heading Down Under to our new home, new continent, new country, and presumably many new adventures. Here are my highlights from this trip, in no particular order. 1. […]
August 17, 2011
What have we been up to during our last days in the Garden City? Getting up early to see the songbirds in Tiong Bharu: Eating delicious vegetarian food: Following monks around shopping malls: Getting my sleeve finished at Gimme Love Tattoo Studio: Watching the Skyline on the top of Mount Faber in honor of National […]
August 12, 2011
This title could be indicative of any country in SE Asia, I presume, but it was the phrase I most commonly heard during our recent trip to Siam Reap, Cambodia. Being picked up at the airport by tuk-tuk seemed to set the tone of the trip for constant offers by smiling men to drive us […]
July 12, 2011
“Say BALI, and most people think paradise,” states the opening line of the 2007 version of the NY Times’ 36 Hours in Bali. It’s a bit of stretch, unless your version of paradise can accommodate poverty, crime, disease, and child prostitution, but global issues aside, there’s a lot to love about this island. Playing the […]
June 10, 2011
I thought I’d take a moment to reflect, in-between my scurried attempts to update you with tales of travel. Our next excursion, about a week and half away, will presumably bring your eyes a feast of adventures, but let’s talk about daily life a bit, shall we? I’ve been meditating on life in Singapore a […]
June 3, 2011
1. ‘Nam n. referring to the Vietnam war, usually in a phrase such as “back in ‘Nam.” No, this is not a post about PTSD or a revival of draft protestation. This is, in fact, a simple narrative about one, 29 year-old American woman who journeyed to Vietnam in 2011. Hannes took advantage of his […]
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October 5, 2011
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