SINGAPORE | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008 | Views [519]
Jen was fescinated by this lane in Boat Quay. There were more airconditioners here in one place than we had ever seen before. We thing they need some sort of birth control policy for airconditioners!
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [938]
Try the bakeries of Chinatown for unending array of tasty treats that I have never seen before This morning for breakfast I had fishcakes wrapped in banana leaves and chargrilled. You can buy beer at the 7 Eleven. We did. ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [1050]
Singaporean’s have interesting taste in breakfast foods. They seem to prefer toast smeared with uncooked eggs or partially poached eggs in bowls. This morning we simply felt compelled to succumb to this ritual. Just near our hotel is an amazing ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [745]
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [2666]
Last night we went to Newton Circus Food Market. It’s a massive open air arena of food. We caught the train to Newton and as we walked across the overpass toward Newton circus we started to smell the chilli and the fish sauce and the grilled ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [789] | Comments [1]
Today was our first full day in Singapore. We left the hotel early in search of adventure and decided to spend the day wandering around getting our bearings and ending up wherever our Keen Super Hybrid Sandals would take us. We strolled around Little ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [881]
We arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon about 330pm. Leaving Australia was actually a lot harder than entering Singapore. The customs/immigration area at Brisbane airport resembled a cattleyard . It was absolutely crazy. However ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [513]
I'm sitting here at 11:49pm all on my own. The house is quiet except for Molly the dog who is wimpering for me to please let her play for just 30 minutes more. Jen's been asleep for a couple of hours curled up around my mess. I have finally packed!!!! ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 | Views [740]
Yesterday we went fishing for 5 hours with Jen’s Dad. We walked down Fingal Bay Beach, a glorious sheltered inlet in Port Stephens, where they shot the “Where the bloody hell are you?” ad campaign. We shared the tranqility of the ocean with ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2008 | Views [762]
Yesterday Jen and I farewelled work for the last time. What a surreal day it was. Old friends came to say goodbye and have a farewell drink. It was so good to see people some I haven't seen for years. I feel quite numb and the reality of what has ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [492] | Comments [1]
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2008 | Views [608]
WOW! Today is Sunday. I have 5 more days of work left. Forever! I have spent more than half my life working for the same company. And now no matter what happens in the future I will not be working there ever again. That's really hard to fathom ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Views [409]
It is 22 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 35 seconds until Saturday, 23 February 2008 at 10:15 AM (Fly Time)
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 31 Jan 2008 | Views [484]
We have now moved out of our house. It's gone forever. We're almost through our second stint of house sitting. We have 11 days of work left. We've been immunised against ever disease known to man and sorted out glasses, mail redirection, insurance, ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 | Views [541]
I was sitting in a sushi bar yesterday having a quick lunch on my own and I started hearing the conversation of the two 30 something girls sitting next to me. They were talking about office politics and the whole snarky comments, bitching and back ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 14 Jan 2008 | Views [489] | Comments [1]
I have the best friends in all the world. We just spent three epic days trying to finish packing up the house. It's almost done. Lynelle and David helped us for two whole days and it made such a difference. I am so lucky to have them. I cried last ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 19 Dec 2007 | Views [393]
Well I've entered the packing phase of the planning process. Christmas is 6 days away and I'm packing to go see Jen's family for two weeks at the same time I'm trying to ditch my belongings so we can finally move out of the house and get the real journey ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [451] | Comments [2]
Well I've fully paid for the tickets now, and today the teeny weeny itzy bitzy laptop that I bought to write my memoirs on the road arrived, so I'm here at home trying it out. Jen and I have started packing up the house. What's not going into storage ... Read more >
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