Monthly Archives: September 2012
Sleeping Giants
I’ve safely returned from a vacation on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Last Wednesday, our departing flight from Singapore was delayed due to a… VOLCANO. That’s a first! The volcano had erupted on Tuesday so Silk Air wanted to wait until the coast was clear before attempting to land in Manado. Good choice. We arrived late, but without incident,
Read moreUp Close at Gardens by the Bay
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Royal Gardens
Who’s that girl? Why it’s the Duchess of Cambridge! The Duke and Duchess have arrived in Singapore as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration and grand tour of the south Pacific. Today they visited Gardens by the Bay so I ventured over to see if it was possible to set eyes on royalty and snap a few pics. Not
Read moreKathmandu & the Khumbu Valley, Part 3
After a day of sightseeing around Kathmandu, we left the Monkey Temple and returned to the hotel. I was still feeling sick to my stomach. Sagar, owner of Himalayan Glacier Trekking, had invited us to dinner that night. No matter how sick I was feeling I didn’t want to miss dinner because I wasn’t sure how cancelling on short notice
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