A star lit story

Posted on Mon 16 March 2009 in general

Fliss is a tricky person to deceive. Much as she loves surprises the knowledge that something is going on she’s not aware of drives her crazy. A few months ago I obliquely mentioned a “top secret project” taking up a few hours of my visit into town. The result …


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The power of lag

Posted on Sun 08 March 2009 in general

It's currently 3:57am local time and I'm suffering from a combination of jetlag and being way too warm. I slept fitfully yesterday but more or less to local time schedule. We went into town to run a few errands and visited a local watering hole to taste test some …


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In the Zone 5x5

Posted on Fri 06 March 2009 in general

Fliss has sworn me off updating my blog every time I find a new open WiFi point while on holiday. So my comments on the business lounges broken redirect hack-age will have to wait for the time being :-)

I've flown business once before and I must say the lounge is …


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Minor Hiccups

Posted on Wed 04 March 2009 in general

Packing almost complete. Fliss is despairing of my preparation being more focused around chargers and cables. I think she finds my need to be able to plug everything together a sign of technology dependence. It might be true but I like to believe tech make life easier. She did put …


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Preparation

Posted on Tue 03 March 2009 in general

The bags are slowly filling and I'm crossing the t's and dotting the i's for our trip to Oz. I have a slight trepidation about flying for 24 hours straight (modulo a half hour in Thailand) but hopefully I shall have enough to amuse me. It's all getting quite exciting …


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