Often described as the jewel in the crown of Asia, Singapore is simply amazing! It is without doubt one of the most intriguing, beautiful and interesting cities I’ve ever visited – not to mention the hottest and stickiest. here you
Year: 2016
Lau Fau Shan Oyster Farm
My Hong Kong family have been such generous hosts during our stay here. They’ve given up their homes to us and fed us every kind of fabulous dish you can imagine. Culinary wise, I’m one of those people who tries
Exploring the New Territories
It is often the case that folk tend to undervalue the tourism value of where they live or were brought up in. My Husband and I decided that we wanted to explore the New Territories of Hong Kong having covered
Happy Chinese New Year of the Monkey
By some twist of fate and airfare prices we ended up arriving in Hong Kong (for the first leg of our Pacific Rim Tour) just in time to celebrate the Lunar New New with My Husband’s family. We left
Happy Birthday Daddy
Today is my father’s birthday. He would have been 76, if cancer hadn’t stolen him from us eight years ago. Poor Daddy – I always thought that the presents we got him were so boring. Every year we’d ask him
Best of Both Worlds
I’m the first to admit that I’m a philistine, especially when it comes to the greats of literature. In fact, the first time I was called a philistine, I was in 1st year at university, and I thought that “Philistine”
Faith, Trust, and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust.
“So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!” –J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan This the last in the
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
The more I re-read my journal from the last time I was in New Zealand the more I look forward to our next trip. I’m sure, Ninja, the rottweiler, will love living here while we are gone too! Sooo wavy
When the worst things turn out to be the best things…
2016 is bringing us big changes. We are not sure where we’ll wash up after it all. It’s scary and exciting all at once. Here’s what’s happening… My Husband’s contract finishes up this month and he’ll be looking for a
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New Year, New Beginings and Surprise Visitors
I love New Years Day! It’s so ripe with possibility – a whole new year to start over and do things better. We had a visitor early this morning – A coyote in our driveway at 6.33am captured on our