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162 - A busy week

sister of Typhon

162 - A busy week

🇬🇧 We had a really busy week with family commitments every day and quite a few meetups with friends. Over the weekend, the weather was not great but we made the best of it, touring Belfast and then Hillsborough Castle on Sunday. Being Mother's Day we had a couple

147 - Christmas and Solstice

the jones plantation

147 - Christmas and Solstice

🇹🇭 As we approach Christmas and the winter solstice, cooler weather has now reached us down here in Bangkok - it is a rather pleasant 22-32 degrees here daily and it's usually sunny every day. This is certainly the good time to be in Bangkok. Merry Christmas and best

146 - Chatuchak this week

when money dies

146 - Chatuchak this week

🇹🇭 Another busy week here in Bangkok. V and I have settled quickly back in the swing of things and we both have our routines working for us - in addition to all the things that we need to do here! On Saturday I had the Bitcoiner meetup at BoB Space.

143 - Sai Kung for a bit

143 - Sai Kung for a bit

🇭🇰 This week V and I did a mini-trip in Hong Kong. We headed up to Sai Kung for a few days of rest and relaxation. This marks the third anniversary of our travelling. During the week we had yet another Tropical Storm pass by HK: Man-Yi - so the weather

123 - Marching ahead

123 - Marching ahead

🇬🇧 V and I are back in cold and rainy Belfast for a bit. The weather is living well down to expectations. Every day has started cloudy and cold, usually with what the locals call mistle - a combination of mist and drizzle! When we were here last year I had

104 - Four years on...

104 - Four years on...

🇹🇭 This past week I have been taking things easy, recovering from the operation. During the week I had the stitches out and everything checks out OK. I am glad that I took the opportunity to do this now and the medical services here in Bangkok are certainly among the best

33 - Bangkok for a bit

33 - Bangkok for a bit

🇹🇭 We are continuing in transit this week - heading from Belfast down to Dublin and then via Doha Qatar to Bangkok Thailand. Travel was surprisingly smooth and it is nice to be out of the cold of Northern European October. We do feel good here in SE Asia - it

06 - Welcome to 2022

06 - Welcome to 2022

Still pleasant weather in HK but it is cooling down and in a few days we will likely shift in to the cold and cloudy January/February that is HK winter. A shorter update from me this week as I think the more important things are in the links below.

05 - Ten years on - so far, so good!

05 - Ten years on - so far, so good!

I remember taking this picture on the train from the airport into HK on my first morning after the overnight flight from Brussels via Zurich. Somehow I had expected that there might be a party on the plane since we flew over the end of the year, but...nothing! Also

04 - Christmas in Hong Kong

04 - Christmas in Hong Kong

Season's greetings from Hong Kong - as we approach the end of the year I am taking a few days off work (mostly) - so I have a bit more time for some personal projects and interests. We will be island hopping again/still this week! Considering the