Is what Singapore feels like when you walk around a bit. Actually, that’s not exactly fair, but that’s been our experience for the last few days–there area a lot of places to shop. Singapore is a small city state, just north of the Equator, hanging from the bottom of the western half of Malaysia. The […]
The city of Kobe is reputed to have the best beef in the world, so last night Karen and I made a special trip there just to try some. (I don’t just eat McDonalds!) There’re a number of reasons why this stuff is supposed to be so good, the foremost of which is that the Wagyu […]
The Japanese are at the forefront of the world of automation. They’re good at manufacturing and making cool things like robots. Now that I’ve been here a couple of times, I think I’ve learned their secret–they’ve learned to embrace automation because their favorite way to buy things is through vending machines. It’s not uncommon to […]
Happy New Year! We met up in Tokyo with my brother, Paul, and his wife, Vanessa, a couple of days ago and have been having a great time here. We starting on New Year’s Eve by visiting what were meant to be the really crowded, busy intersections in the shopping district–hoping to experience the frenetic pace of life […]
Is of course in Singapore where I am right now.? The entire place is like a really nice business class lounge.? I’m currently using one of the ubiquitous free internet terminals, and about to have breakfast at one of the (reasonably priced) set of restaurants, before possibly shopping for a bit at the only duty […]
Karen and I are off today: catching a flight to Singapore tonight, staying overnight, and then heading on to Tokyo tomorrow (the free trip home is via Singapore, the rest thanks to my consultants’ frequent flyer war chest.) Japan will be fun, because not only do we get to see my brother and his wife, […]
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