Cannes: Café Hoche

Cannes: Café Hoche

Cannes: Café Hoche, lunch hour. Actually lunch. Café Hoche is a perfectly picturesque cafe on a street of perfectly picturesque cafes. On this summer day, they’re all buzzing with perfectly relaxed holiday patrons and Jason seems to be caught in the vibe, selecting the cafe and securing a table whilst I’m still deliberating over the street of menus, unable to decide.… Read the rest

MY Village Life

MY Village Life

Have you ever dreamed of giving it all up and moving to the country? Well, that is exactly what Marina & Yulien of MY Village Life have done. Marina, a successful singer and (former) tour guide and Yulien, an actor and enthusiastic cook, dreamed of moving to the country.… Read the rest

Dukes Dubai

Dukes Dubai

Dukes Dubai. In the midst of this ongoing pandemic, we need an escape. Dukes, The Palm perfectly fits the bill.

Homeschooling for months, desks crammed into bedrooms, work calls with the cat lying on the keyboard and the vacuum cleaner droning in the background and summer get always cancelled.… Read the rest

Cruising Again, At Sea

Cruising Again, Strait of Hormuz

And here we go! Again. A little week long interlude for mid term break has seen us escaping from Dubai to go cruising again on the Costa Diadema. Some R&R is in order. Actually, I will be working and there is some concern over the current COVID-19 pandemic but, here we are, decision made and ready to cruise again.… Read the rest

Cruising Again, Muscat

Cruising Again, Muscat

And here we go! Again. A little week long interlude for mid term break has seen us escaping from Dubai on the Costa Diadema for some R&R. Actuall, will be working and there is some concern over the current COVID-19 pandemic but, here we are, decision made and ready to cruise again.… Read the rest

Cruising Again, Dubai

Dubai on our doorstep

And here we go! Again. A little week long interlude for mid term break has seen us escaping from Dubai on the Costa Diadema for some R&R. Actually, I will be working and there is some concern over the current COVID-19 pandemic but, here we are, decision made and ready to go cruising Dubai again.… Read the rest

Ocean Park

Ocean Park

A bit of a late night out on the Star Ferry exploring last night sets us back in getting out the door again this morning. Luckily the Hong Kong metro is efficient and we arrive at Ocean Park from our apartment in Causeway Bay in about half an hour, virtually no time!… Read the rest