or: Chinese New Year Preparations Today has been one of those picture perfect Hong Kong days, provided you make an allowance for a small amount of haze (ie pollution) on the horizon. It’s barbecue weather. The temperature is relatively mild […]
or: English Expressions Can Be Tricky It has been a fantastic weekend mostly because I have friends in town for the weekend who came for no other reason than to catch up with each other. That’s not entirely true. One […]
or: From Practical to Sentimental and Back Again – How a Blanket and I Parted Ways I have one very, very well travelled blanket. It started its relationship with me on the Gold Coast, Australia when I was about eleven. […]
or: Sorting stuff after a trip is the best time to sort it As seems to have become standard practice for when I return to HK, I am going through my belongings and donating (and this time also likely to […]
or: Big budget isn’t necessary for a big celebration I’ve been fortunate to be in a few locations over the years that have a reputation for having some of the best fireworks for New Year’s Eve – Sydney and Hong […]
or: Portion Sizes Are Surprisingly Large I’ve been flicking through the photos I’ve taken over the past week in an effort to find inspiration for today’s post. I have found various diving photos and that an overwhelming majority of photos […]
or: Christmas Decorations in the Southern Hemisphere There are quite a few things in this world I still don’t understand. It’s normally entertaining for me to think about these things yet sometimes, the question remains and it’s good to have […]
or: Why Looking Properly Is Usually A Good Idea In a case of not judging a book by its cover, there is a particular dive site that consistently reminds me to never stop exploring. Not that I need reminding. Initially […]
or: People Above Water Are Not The Same As People Underwater One of the 974 things I like about scuba diving is the transformation of people. On land, some move easily, some are more labourious. Some are chatty and others […]
or: Be Careful With Well-Intentioned Advice – yes that is ironic… This week is the first time my name was specifically mentioned in a Trip Advisor review for diving. Not only that, it was overwhelmingly positive and I was both […]