Whitney Webb - Letter from ...around the world

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169 - Quiet week on the island

169 - Quiet week on the island

🇪🇸 This week V and I have been enjoying some quiet time here back in Palma de Mallorca. We have been really busy for the last few weeks so it is nice to just be able to do our own things here and not have too many obligations. In the coming

144 - Autumn in Hong Kong

144 - Autumn in Hong Kong

🇭🇰 The autumn weather has finally arrived in Hong Kong - daily temperatures are 15-23 degrees but with that we still have plenty of sunshine so it's quite nice. Contrary to what many think, we do have four seasons here in HK (even winter) - although it will be

127 - Older and wiser

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

106 - Beware the Ides of March

deep state and killware

106 - Beware the Ides of March

🇹🇭 Already four weeks since my operation and I am getting out and about again. This week I had a couple of Bitcoin meetups as well as a couple of social ones; there is no shortage of things to do and people to meet here in Bangkok - and the weather

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

101 - Biking in Bangkok

101 - Biking in Bangkok

🇹🇭 This week we took maximum advantage of the very slightly cooler weather. I have been out and about on several cycle trips this week. First up, over the weekend, was a trip down to Koh Kret. We caught the 166 Blue bus from Victory monument (23 THB) and travel to

99 - Independence declaration

matrix unveiled

99 - Independence declaration

🇹🇭 This week we have been getting out and about around Bangkok. There are tons of meetups and you can easily do something new and interesting every day. Below are a few of the things that we got up to this week. * Benjakitti park walkabout - this is a fabulous park

96 - Review the year - 2023

96 - Review the year - 2023

🇹🇭 We are in the period between Christmas and New Year here in Bangkok and I took advantage of the quieter time to do some reflections on the year that has just passed. This helps as we finalise our plans for 2024. Back at the beginning of January we were doing

87 - Heading to Hong Kong

87 - Heading to Hong Kong

🇹🇭 Having just got settled into Bangkok, it is time for us to move on again. This coming weekend we are travelling to Hong Kong and will be there for the coming month. Do say hello if you are in town or up for a hike or two! We are expecting

83 - Holywood - in transit

🇮🇪 🇬🇧 This week V and I are in transit again. After a great sojourn in Sardinia we are taking a few days here in Northern Ireland with family and friends before moving on again, back to the East. Next stop, Bangkok - say hello if you are near! It was quite

61 - Palma - feet on the pedals

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

56 - Gaslighting, bad faith and apathy

56 - Gaslighting, bad faith and apathy

🇹🇭 With all that has been going on in the world this week I am writing about what I see happening in the world around us. Like that we can have a common base understanding. You might also want to check back to Issue 9 that I wrote one year ago

48 - Getting feet on the pedals

48 - Getting feet on the pedals

🇹🇭 We are now fully settled in to our new apartment in Central Bangkok. This is an amazing place with so much atmosphere, so many interesting things to do and people to meet and it's warm and sunny! With a longer term horizon available now we scaled back on