Travel, life, loves and laughs.
Love & Desire. A rare mother and daughter’s day. I am meeting mum and Michelle here at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). I arrive early though and before they arrive too, I park the car and wander through the sculpture garden.… Read the rest
Tai O is a remarkable fishing village on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. We have spent the morning ascending to Ngong Ping to visit the Big Buddha and we arrive by local bus at an unremarkable cement covered terminus.… Read the rest
This Buddha is big. Really big. He stands 34m on top of a hill at Ngong Ping and can be seen for miles around. We get our first glimpses from across the hills as we (finally!) approach Ngong Ping on the cable car.… Read the rest
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
It’s nearly 10am before we leave the apartment headed for Victoria Peak. So much for my daily schedule. Though I shouldn’t be too hard on us, we’re all exhausted after the Thursday night flight and did quite well to get through our arrival and first afternoon in Hong Kong relatively unscathed.… Read the rest
It’s a bit grey and there is a chill to the air as we arrive in Hong Kong. Technically our day started yesterday as we have flown overnight and there has been barely a night’s sleep between the four of us.… Read the rest
Far from La Dolce Far Niete, the art of doing nothing, today we head out on a Dubai Marina Yacht Club rally to the World Islands. We have a line up of things to do!
We arrive at the Marina around 8:30am and Candida nearly has the boat ready.… Read the rest
Add ballet to Tchaikovsky and what do you get? Well, actually, there are a couple but by far the most famous is Swan Lake. The story is based on the fairytale where the beautiful princess, Odette, is cursed by an evil sorcerer.… Read the rest
It’s funny how we (I) can live our lives in such a bubble. Opened in 2016, The Green Planet, like most things in Dubai, is relatively new. However, it still surprises me that I didn’t know about it until a birthday party there a few weeks ago.… Read the rest
By far the best way to see a city is to walk it. Particularly the compact old towns of Europe. Not everyone has the ability, stamina or perhaps enthusiasm for this endeavor, walking from dawn till dusk (and often into the night as well).… Read the rest