Qantas did not go on strike
6 March 2014
Having previously been inconvenienced by a volcanic eruption in South America which somehow only grounded flights in Adelaide, and the CEO of Qant....
Still 2 flights to go
9 April 2013
4 flights down 2 to go. All 4 have had significant delays. Todays delay was about 1.5 hours. Most of this was still inside the airport, but once w....
Lets get out of here
9 April 2013
I am now at Chengdu airport waiting for my flight. Cathay has no lounge but they do have a deal with Air China, So I can use theres, and update my....
Massive restaurant night
8 April 2013
Last night in Chengdu, and I headed far out west, almost to the end of the metro, to an area called Golden Cow. I had read it was a big food stree....
Tibetan beggars
8 April 2013
My last full day in Chengdu, tomorrow I start the long journey home, which from hotel to my front door will take something like 26 hours! More on ....
Quiet night out
7 April 2013
I didnt get up to much as I thought I would be too tired from todays long hike. None the less I managed to wander around for 3.5 hours anyway. Sta....
Mountain full of temples
7 April 2013
Today I went to the Qingcheng mountain, a place which claims to be the source of the taoist religion, whatever that is. I read the wikipedia artic....
Mapo Doufu
6 April 2013
I didnt do very much tonight as I was saving my legs for the mountain hike tomorrow. What I did do was go to the home of Mapo Tofu, or as its call....
New old ancient streets
6 April 2013
I had not really been west of the city yet. Today was the day. And a glorious day it was, sun blazing. The weather forecast said it would be cold ....