the purim code 151 - Expectations for 2025 🇹🇭 We had a fairly busy week here in Bangkok. The weather has been fantastic. Over the weekend we had cooler weather (around 29 degrees) and nice breeze. It feels fresh in the morning and not too hot in the afternoons. Evening also are pleasantly cool. Seems like this cooler weather
morphic resonance 128 - Autumnal weather 🇬🇧 It's August and the weather here in Belfast already has a decidedly autumnal feel. I don't think there has been any summer (certainly not since we arrived at the end of June after a fabulous spring in Mallorca) and the mornings now are rather chilly with
2012 olympics opening ceremony 127 - Older and wiser 🇬🇧 So here we are - still in Belfast and I am yet another year older and wiser - I had a nice birthday celebration with the family here last weekend and we'll do a celebration with the Belgian part of the family next month. Hopefully you are also wiser than
chemtrails 124 - Orangemen's day 🇬🇧 We had a very busy week here in Belfast. Over last weekend our son and his partner came over to visit us all here. He had a few challenges on this journey but I guess these can be put down as life lessons and he should be stronger as a
truman show 113 - Mediterranean spring 🇪🇸 We had great weather over the weekend but the rest of the week was much cooler with Monday, Tuesday and Friday even being rather damp. So, there you have it: it's not always sunny, blue sky here - that's spring weather for you! With the damp and
democide 103 - Revelations 🇹🇭 Over the weekend we celebrated Chinese New Year here in Bangkok. There were plenty of tourists around and everybody seemed to be making some effort to be wearing red. As expected, straight after CNY everything switched into Valentine's Day mode. Overnight all the malls did a quick switch
saturnalia 95 - Holiday reading 🇹🇭 This week V and I have continued to enjoy Bangkok winter sunshine. As we head into the weekend the cooler weather from up north is finally reaching here and temperatures are dropping to a very pleasant 20-30 degree daily range - how great is that! We both have our daily
consciousness 92 - December in Bangkok 🇭🇰 🇹🇭 We had one last excellent weekend in HK and then travelled down to Bangkok for the winter. We plan to be here for a bit - so if you are in town do say "hello!" We had a really great time in Hong Kong and whilst the weather there
groundhog day 84 - Back in Bangkok 🇹🇭 Over last weekend V and I travelled back to Bangkok. Travel was not bad but it certainly was less smooth than last year. Travel down to Dublin was a relative highlight - we took the new DublinExpress service to get to the airport; it is good - superior to Aircoach - brand new
twelfth 72 - Marching season 🇬🇧 Here in Belfast this week it was time to put on your marching shoes and march to the field behind the band as part of the parade. July 12th, the "Twelfth" or "Orangemen's Day" commemorates the victory of William of Orange over King James
palma 63 - Full circle 🇪🇸 This week we have come full-circle - it is one year since we arrived here in Palma for the first time. How has your year been - any new thoughts, insights or realisation? It's interesting to go back and re-read the newsletters from a year ago and compare
mayday 62 - Mayday, Eclipse and Coronation 🇪🇸 Mayday came and went this week relatively uneventfully here in Palma. It was nice weather and many places were closed so the few that were open were pretty busy! The boat show has been ongoing here but I did not seem to get any invitations and we didn't
priorities 61 - Palma - feet on the pedals 🇪🇸 Three weeks here already and we are getting our feet on the pedals (see below). It is already one year since I decided to switch into a different gear as we travelled around the world having escaped from the lunacy in HK; I remember clearly that phone call I received
