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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It’s rare that we get to spend time together in the same city with our busy schedules. When we do get a chance, it is cherished. I’m in Melbourne to attend our son Joe’s graduation. Coincidentally it is happening on his birthday and our wedding anniversary. On Sunday we decided to go to a location…
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I was sharing details of our epic trip planned for next year with a friend and he mentioned that his partner had a plan of “40 countries visited by the age of 40 – then 50 by the age 50 and so on”. I really liked that as a target. I haven’t met that target…
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There is a Chinese saying “he or she who has never been to the great Wall is not a true Chinese”. Although we went to several locations on our recent trip to China, the primary bucket list destination was the great Wall of China so that Helen, an Australian of Chinese heritage born in Vietnam…
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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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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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On our last big trip to South America, Europe and Asia we booked business class RTW (Round the World) air tickets interspersed with domestic flights, trains and busses within the countries we visited on those three continents. This time we did things a little differently. This post is about sleeping in airports and I write…
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But a fun time. And we are in Taiwan for a full month! We arrived in Taipei on the 15th of November to be greeted by our son Joe who is studying in Taiwan. Our plan is to go clockwise around the island which I have roughly divided into the populated side that is the…
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After our first failed attempt to get Peter to witness the spectacular Myer Christmas Windows, we went in for a second attempt. The audio was not that good but here is our journey along the Myer Christmas Windows. You can check out the Bluey ABC website here. Okay actually this is a video in three…
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Firstly season’s greetings to all from my worldview to your worldview. Over Christie-mas lunch yesterday, my nephew flagged his most important belief as doing unto others as you would like them to do to you. That sounds a bit religious, however, this simple value is common to humankind and transcends religion and politics. He attributes…
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