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2009
28
Dec
Having spent Christmas in the capital of the (predominantly Catholic) Philippines for the last two years, we weren’t entirely sure of what to expect for our first Christmas in the (predominantly Buddhist) capital of Thailand… we needn’t have worried, since the expat community is large enough to ensure that Christmas is celebrated to some extent, [...]
2009
16
Dec
I had the brainwave of making our long flight between Birmingham and Bangkok a little easier by breaking it into two 6-hour stages with an overnight stop in Dubai for 10 hours. The plan was to buy access to a business or first class lounge, take a shower, use the wifi access and maybe catch [...]
2009
8
Nov
Here are a selection of photographs from our first full day at Daytona Beach. Nursing Wild Turkey induced hangovers, we all missed breakfast and started the day late with a ride around Daytona Beach in convoy. Then across the road from our hotel around the Nascar International Speedway, we spent the an afternoon admiring [...]
2009
3
Nov
So, we’ve passed the 3 year point of owning the Harleys we bought for Route 66, and probably won’t be back to the US for an extended stay for another 3 or 4 years. Sniff.
Our buddy, Stoney, came over a couple of weeks ago to help us enjoy our farewell, final roadtrip before we sell [...]
2009
12
Oct
On the spur of the moment, to break up the 12 hour days I’ve been working back to back for the last couple of weeks, Octavia took me for a nice bike ride just past Bahama Shores a few miles to the south of our house in SE St Petersburg. We found a nice park [...]
2009
17
Sep
Having been practically chained to my computer for the past week, I’d been looking forward to getting outside to soak up some of that glorious Florida sunshine this morning. Doubly so, because I’d booked the first of my private training sessions in Pekiti Tirsia of the year with my buddy Dino Martinez for first [...]
