Off to Perth

The price difference at M&S in London.

Prior to this Mediterranean cruise, I’ve only been on Star Cruises covering Southeast Asia. As you can imagine I’ve seen enough of ugly Singaporeans and other Asians grabbing food at buffets and letting their kids run amok. You may be relieved to hear these behaviour traits are not entirely exclusive to us Asians. When things…

Greetings from Los Angeles. A few good things worthy of mention during my journey here: Friendly airport staff (SG). I was greeted by the friendliest female security guard (who was incidentally of Amazonian proportions) and another ever-smiling official who inspected my check-in baggage. The new Singapore Airlines carriers. I flew straight from Singapore to LA…

I’ve been lazy. Here’s my Sydney log, all in one post: 6-7 Sep 2006 Rushed home this afternoon to finish packing my bags. Had a light dinner at the lounge, then boarded the plane. Watched 4 movies on the way to Sydney. Caught the tail end of X-men 3 and shed a tear when Wolverine…

I’ve got less than a day to go, and I’ve barely begun packing. Passport? Check. Air ticket? With mum. Currency? I need to find a currency exchange booth soon. Unless I’m Richard Gere, who can use a credit card in an Indian market and get away with it. What’s the next most important thing? My…

Hangzhou is about 200 km from Shanghai. Population: 6 million. Looking through the van’s window, the scenery outside became increasingly rural, with crops and dilapidated buildings aplenty. Ironically, painted on the side of an old building, was ‘ISO9001’.