Archives for 2003

Off to Chicago this time – attending some training. Long flight (13.5 hours) to LA, 2.5 hours stopover and then another 4 hours to Chicago. I’m really hoping that we get one of the newly refurbished plane with the lie-flat business class seats. Makes the trip so much more pleasant. LOCATION: SYD, Sydney, Australia

In Melbourne again for an overnight trip – this time to teach a class for some IBMers down here. Staying at the Sheraton Towers … but I’m pretty disappointed that their broadband internet won’t be available until the end of September. *sigh* LOCATION: Sheraton Towers, Melbourne, Australia

Well, I must say that I really enjoyed this trip to Brisbane – staying at the Sheraton was a grand choice. Unlike the Sheraton Towers in Melbourne or the Sheraton Perth, the Sheraton Brisbane has been recently refurbished in what I like to call “IKEA” style. Minimalistic furniture that is simple yet functional and a … [Read More »]

Where most cities have seagulls hovering around parkland areas scavenging for food, Brisbane (and many other Queensland towns) seem to have Ibises instead. I’ve noticed how big and aggressive some of the ibises around the Brisbane CBD are – but this trip has been different – I don’t see any at all. Then I found … [Read More »]

If anyone is interested, you can win a chance to fly on one of the last Concorde flights before British airways removes them from service. http://www.winconcorde.com/ I would enter, but you need to be available to fly between the 17th September and 23rd September 2003, and I’m going to be in Beijing then with work. … [Read More »]