Only a year after I was last there, I found myself back in Thailand, this time with Robbie and his parents, Bunny and Montsi, on their boat, Effendi. Over Chinese New Year we flew down and met them for a week of sailing and diving and general relaxation. As we arrived at the Boat Lagoon [...]
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Sailing in Thailand over Chinese Year
Published February 8th, 2006 in Photos, Sailing and Travel. CommentsOn Sunday I went to a Thanksgiving party at Tom’s house put on by Candice. It was a pretty relaxed afair with lots of good food, wine and Charlie spiced things up with his chocolate biscuits. Since the only american at the party was our host, it is perhaps a good question as to what [...]
Trip to Sichuan over National Day Holiday
Published October 10th, 2005 in China and Photos. CommentsLast week, over the October holiday, Robbie and I flew to Sichuan for a week, where we met up with his cousin, Roger and girlfriend Eva who were spending a month backpacking around China. We visited some amazing places and it really reminded me how much fun you can have travelling around this country – [...]
After recovering from Mark’s birthday, Robbie and myself managed to talk Charles into driving us into the countryside on Sunday so we could escape the city and try out his new Land Rover. After lunch in the bagel restaurant in Shunyi we headed to Miyun county to a place called Hei Long Tan, long [...]
On Saturday we headed to Souk by the west gate of Chaoyang park for Mark’s Birthday. Dinner, sheesha and then off to Apperitivo for digestifs. Click here to view the pics.
This weekend, for the second time this summer, music once again filled Chaoyang Park for the Beijing Pop Festival. Headlining was former Stones Roses front-man Ian Brown and hip hop artist Common. It was an excallent way to spend a Saturday evening and a great way to finish the Summer. Click here to view the [...]
Tom VD’s Birthday through a Canon F1.4 50mm
Published September 5th, 2005 in Photography and Photos. CommentsOn Saturday I spent the afternoon with Tom, St. John and Denise travelling over to the huge camera market in Wu Ke Song in the west of the city. The place is amazing, absolutely huge, and with prices supposedly lower than Honk Kong. They have a huge selection of new and second-hand camera equipment ranging [...]
This weekend my office went on our annual outing which consisted of two days hiking in the mountains three hours west of Beijing.
On Sunday Ivan, Robbie, Slobodan, Kendall and myself drove out of Beijing in Ivan’s Merc and went for lunch at ‘The Orchard’ restaurant about an hour away from the city. We then drove towards Huairou in search of a place called “Intelligence Valley” which Robbie had heard about.
Last week, at pretty much the last minute, I decided to jump on a plane and visit my friends Gerlee and Saraa in Mongolia. I guess the place has always had a mysterious appeal and it did not disappoint. It was great fun and it gave me a chance to give my camera a proper test drive on the steppes. You can view all my photos by clicking here..
