Read It In Books
or: Still So Much To Learn Unfortunately for my electrician, in rewiring some of my lighting, he needed to move all my books. I hadn’t sorted them out at this point since it was still in the thick of my […]
Tag: 974
Over the Hillside
or: When Did Seating Become So Important? One of the 974 things I like about being in another country is the opportunity to see live music that I may not otherwise see. Last night I went to a bar and […]
Flower
or: Frangipanis are one of life’s simple pleasures One of the 974 things I like about being somewhere tropical is the frangipani. I’m a bit of a frangipani purist too – I favour the original, the white ones with the […]
The Sharing Song
or: What Happens When Chilli Loving People Try Wasabi One of the 974 things I like about travel is trying new food and another is sharing new food with others. In leaving Cyprus, I picked up a few things to […]
Pour Some Sugar On Me
or: A Dinner Party That Has Changed The Way I Think From time to time I come across ideas that I’m disappointed that I haven’t come across earlier. This happened to me on Friday night. Anyone that has been out […]
Food For Thought
or: When A Sandwich Is More Than A Sandwich One of the 974 things I like about traveling is the opportunity fo new experiences. Sometimes these are found in unexpected places. Like at a cafe in the hills on the […]
Dance Yrself Clean
or: Cleaning Products Can Be Interesting One of the 974 things I enjoy to do when I’m in an unfamiliar country is to go to a supermarket or two (sometimes more). It’s an interesting experience partly because I see […]
That’s Just the Way It Is, Baby
or: Idioms don’t always translate well One of the 974 things I like about travel is learning the way some expressions translate in other languages and others that don’t. There are some expressions that are unique to English and don’t […]
Red Red Wine
or: Another Way To Eat Cheese with Wine One of the 974 things I like about travel is trying new food and trying food which I’m already familiar with in one way in a totally different way. This week has […]
Fine Time
or: What It’s Like To Be Home I’ve been back in Hong Kong for four days after traveling for a year. I’ve seen quite a few friends already (this has been great!) and people from all over the place have […]