During my last weekend in Singapore, I took a trip to an island called Santosa. It seems like a party place mostly with resorts, theme parks, beaches, and other tourist attractions. My goal was to visit the Aquarium. I think I really lucked out and got to visit at a time when it was only moderately busy. Aquariums always seem to relax me (which is rather...
F O O D! Singapore is a foodie’s dream. You have access to an abundance of Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai, Indian, Australian, American, British, Japanese, Korean…many types of food. Here are a few of my favorites on this trip. First, there is a concept here of “Hawker Stands”. It is basically an open air food court with a variety of...
I took a long run. It is only 4 weeks until I have the Orange County Half Marathon so I am trying to stay on top of my workouts and training (mainly because running untrained hurts). I got up about 4:30 am local time. For those of you on the US east coast ending your Friday workday, this is my start of a Saturday. For the first half of my run it was dark… Then...
“Welcome to Singapore” – Sao Feng Ok, maybe that is a little over the top…but I really liked the Pirates movies… I am in Singapore for the next month of my life on a work project. It is a constant 80-90 degrees F (25-33C) and stays around 80% humidity. Reminds me of last year’s time spent in Guam around this same time. The first...
I recently spent a week in Cleveland to work at a training conference. This is me working… As I am preparing for my next race in May, I needed to get in a nice long run. Ohio weather is unpredictable, but gave me a chance to hit up one of my favorite trails for a nice 7 mile jog. About 10 years ago I was really into mountain biking and used to finish off 25-40...
After a week of team meetings in Cleveland I was flown off to Johannesburg (via Detroit and London). I did this trip about 2 years ago for the first time where I was introduced to the nightmare of the 15-18 hour flight from Atlanta or New York. I can usually handle about 7-8 hour max of being stuck in a coach seat. After that, due to back pain and dehydration, it...
One major question I get from time to time is what do I do such that I get to travel all the time? It is usually my family members that are the hardest ones to describe it to. Officially I am a technical trainer. I teach programmers, engineers, and system admins how to do their job. Unlike most trainers, I actually come from an engineering/programming background so...
My second week in Brisbane has been rather eventful for a work week. I started the week by taking a personal Kayak tour of the river. There is a nice facility on the southeast bank called Riverlife. At this location they specialize in a number of outdoor tours and activities. I have not been in a kayak in about 20 years (we used to do a Boy Scout event in Magnolia...
An Early Morning Run I’ve said it before: a life of constant travel is one of the most unhealthiest. It’s hard to plan exercise and there are lots of meals eaten at restaurants and fast food places. I try my best to keep up with my running. Last week I took the plunge and signed up for the 2017 Surf City and Orange County Half Marathons. This means I need...
Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour Day Sometimes I scoff condescendingly at those “hop-on-hop-off” tour busses. I know I skipped the London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Tokyo options. This time around, however, I gave the Brisbane one a try. Here is my best “i’m not sure if I am going to be happy with this look” (and for 30$ AUD it better be worth it)...