New airport briefly
28 October 2023
Cairns Airport
I am currently in the Cairns international departure hall for the first time in my life. It is tiny. The domestic terminal was surprisingly huge a....
Stage one of two on a tiny jet
28 October 2023
Melbourne to Cairns
Just over a year ago, I was all set to head off to Japan after having cancelled the 2 previous years due to the ongoing pandemonium. Everything wa....
Phase 3 of 3 - Jewel shower
23 May 2023
Jewel Changi airport
The rare third update. Probably the final update! Although because 2 trips ago the bus broke down after arriving back in Melbourne, sometimes I po....
Phase 2 of 3 - stay cool
23 May 2023
Orchard Road - Clarke Quay - Harbourside
It is 6:30pm. My flight is at half past midnight. Now I am at Jewel, the big shopping centre in the middle of the airport before customs with the ....
Phase 1 of 3 complete
23 May 2023
Singapore Chinatown area
I think today will be a 3 update day. First update, sleeping in the crap hotel was crap, bed too hard, went to sleep after 1AM, still woke up at 6....
Singapore arrival
22 May 2023
Taipei to Singapore on a Boeing 787
Well, now I am in Singapore. It is late for me, a quarter to midnight! So this will be brief and nonsensical. All my transfers in both Taipei and....
Mini update
22 May 2023
Last lap of Zhongxiao Fuxing
I plan to post a second update tonight from Singapore, which will involve hotel pics from Singapore, plus the various boring airport photos people....
Dinner at 5:30pm? Sure
21 May 2023
Xinyi at dusk
Almost certainly, the final beef noodle soup has been eaten. I like it a lot but I think it makes me fat. I think all soups do. Soup which include....
All the tea in the Republic of China
21 May 2023
Maokong trail from Taipei zoo station
The last hike is completed. More of a long walk between various tourist areas via concrete steps and roads than an actual hike. About 16km station....