Category: United States

The adventure continues

How many countries have you visited?

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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Lombard St, Fay Park and the Cable Car

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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California Transportation – BART, GoCar, Ultralight, Waymo and more

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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San Francisco and China trip

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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