SXSWi – too much of a good thing

Visited mum’s colleagues & chatted with a Viet Cong war heroine. Went to Ben Thanh market to buy lacquer ware and Seasonal fruits. The fruit-seller travels 2 hours from the Mekong Delta every morning! She gave us some soft tapioca with coconut cream. Nicer than the tapioca they gave me in the Cuchi tunnels. Then…

This Tuesday, I will be heading back to the UK for my sister’s graduation in Middlesex. We will base ourselves in London and make day trips. As there are only enough tickets for parents to attend the graduation ceremony, I intend to spend that day alone in Bristol, my alma mater, land of Wallace &…

A quick note to say I’m leaving for Austin soon. Last night I had a great dinner at Versaille in Los Angeles with my cousin and his wife, finally got to try out the wireless on my iPhone at their place, then headed back to pack my bags. I really should be sleeping. There are…

I’m off to Kuala Lumpur for 4 days. See ya later.

(Written 5.15pm, Tokyo time.) We touched down in Tokyo’s Narita airport for a brief transit. We were led through another security scan before we could get back onto the plane. Being bleary-eyed (it was past midnight, LA time, and about 2+am Austin time), I was about to place my bag on the conveyor belt until…

My log for Sunday 7 October to Monday 8 October 2007. I left Singapore on Sunday night, feeling slightly anxious. As blogged previously, my initial plan was to travel with a group of girlfriends from Singapore to Rome and then take a train to Siena. I thought I had booked the same KLM flight as…