Come with me on this three part mini adventure in San Francisco. I’ve include an audio version of the story here as well as a video plus photos. Lombard Street in San Francisco is a fascinating destination, known for its unique 180-metre road segment paved with red bricks and featuring eight sharp turns. This section…
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We’ve all been travelling. After a year away spent mainly in Taiwan, our son Joe has returned for his next chapter in work, life and study. In true Christie style, he was boarding the plane out of Taipei as Typhoon Gaemi bore down on the island, looking to punish the east coast area of Hualien…
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In the 90s I was lucky to travel to New Delhi and other parts of India courtesy of Hewlett-Packard. During my time in New Delhi I was able to visit Agra and the Taj Mahal. But recently reading an article in CNN about a pillar that does not rust it reminded me of the time…
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During our time in South America there were many memorable locations visited. From the majesty of the Amazon River to the mountainous ice bound valleys of Patagonia to the never ending spray of Iguazu waterfalls or the archaeological blend of Machu Picchu located in the mountainous jungles of Peru, often, we had more than an…
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United States – July This year I’ve got two trips to locations I’ve been to before. The first trip in July is to San Francisco where I will be attending an Adobe conference for educators in Silicon Valley. Even though I have been to San Francisco before, this opportunity provides me with a chance to…
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In 1998 I was fortunate enough to be working in East Kalimantan. I was working for a coal mine implementing a multimedia learning system in the heart of the jungle. The area is home to people from Dayak tribes and many years earlier in 1986, I had spent time in a remote village in the…
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After establishing ourselves in Taipei and catching up with our son Joe we decided to embark upon our round Taiwan adventure. After a couple of day trips where we returned to Taipei for the evening, we checked out of our hotel went to the main train station and caught a train to the city called…
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We have a small statue ornament that has guarded our garden for many years. Unlike the real terracotta warriors in Xian, ours is a small polystone warrior from Bunnings. Over the years he lost his hands and recently, his head mysteriously started falling off. We would find it on the ground and put it back…
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