30 August 2015

Hong Kong - Another visitor











We started the week with a USA friend and ended the week with a EURO friend.
Bad air moved on and the rain has moved in - not a bad replacement actually.  We have been light on rain this year - good to get things cleaned up.
And another of the local hangouts going for a new look - will all be different again very soon!

26 August 2015

Singapore - quick and fast, like most trips lately





Great meetings and some time with friends in the evening - sure makes for a great week.
Always easy to be in Singapore - and lots going on with their 50 year as a country celebration.

25 August 2015

Hong Kong - Tour Guide and Hanging Out
















Hot, humid and bad air everywhere.
Guest in from the USA so spent the day hopping all over HK to show him around.
Finished the day hanging out with a partner from Beijing to finish off the day.

And the HK tour continued on Monday with Cantonese for lunch and spicy Szechuan for dinner with a trip to the super hero display at the mall on the way home.

Hong Kong - Bad AIR


It was hot and the air was bad when I left.  And I have come back to a bit less heat but very hazy bad weather days.
Hopefully, not all that stuff from the explosion in China earlier in the week.

Sydney Australia - Hanging with some of Team JAMF




Hanging with some of the team at Frankie's Pizza on a Friday night - another one of those spots underground in a city full of lovely patios and views......
And then the team was off volunteering throwing paint at runners the next day.

Melbourne Australia - in for lunch






Came down for the day.  A bit cooler than Sydney this week but everything is warming up to summer weather over the weekend all over southern Australia.
Both great cities with two very different rhythms.  But you could learn to love either one given the choice.

Sydney Australia - So many great views


Nice sunny week - and a perfect temperature.  Jacket weather in the morning and evening.

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia - an unexpected surprise












Opportunity to hang with a friend I haven't seen in quite awhile for an evening.
A quick in and out but worth the trip.

Sydney Australia - the nightly walk home across the bridge



Every month I enjoy the fact that on good weather days I can walk from the office across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and enjoy one of the greatest views in the world.
Even the pedestrian part of the bridge is busy at this time of day - visitors, walkers, runners, bikers and more.

16 August 2015

Sydney Australia - Still a bit cool and crisp









Springtime in Sydney but not that warm yet.
It was a great feeling to walk out to the train and feel cool and almost cold.  Didn't even go for the jacket - just let my body enjoy not sweating.
The usual overnight flight - I seem to be getting better and better at sleeping most of that flight.
And a lovely sunny Sunday - was great to be out and about.
It was so hot in Hong Kong yesterday I couldn't even think about sitting and getting my hair cut - it was dripping wet and the thought of a plastic sheet over me for half an hour was a non-starter.  So it was a Sunday project to get my hair cleaned up - a bit of a project but mission accomplished.  It was definitely the kind of spot that they were more interested in having me leave in a bright color than just my usual cut and keep it white....