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If you have been following the laughable detention, in Pattaya, of thirty-two not-so-sprightly bridge playing foreigners than this disarmingly honest article gives you all the details – written by one of the Pattaya 32. It would be comical if it … Continue reading
Pattaya is Thailand’s cess-pool of vice. Parts are a grim town of prostitution and drugs. It can also be quite fun as well and there is some great golf nearby! But that may be a story for another day Until … Continue reading
Pictures: Emirates Catching everyone by surprise last week Emirates announced that it will launch the first non-stop flights between Auckland and Dubai from March 2, in a move that will give it a brief crown as the longest flight in the … Continue reading
A week traveling Thailand – too many hotel rooms and cold showers and not enough decent internet access. We flew into Bangkok on Saturday 23rd – and after an overnight at the airport we flew on NokAir on Sunday afternoon … Continue reading
There are some new videos on YouTube promoted by Emirates and Boeing under the project title ‘View from Above.’ The Dubai video seeks to capture the diversity of the emirate, from the Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, the Atlantis to … Continue reading
China’s promise of autonomy for Hong Kong is ringing hollow – from the Economist The lugubrious Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s chief executive, was never the man to cheer you up. This was a handicap as he made his fourth annual policy … Continue reading
It was our second annual four day tour of remoter parts of Northern Thailand. My travel partner was Dennis – my oldest friend from Reuters days and best man at Tai and my wedding. We get on well; we bicker; we take … Continue reading
Strawberry Feels Forever for Taiwan Generation Galvanized by China 17 January 2015 Note: this is an article from the Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Browne. Andrew is a colleague from my Reuters days and a genuine and well-connected expert on Taiwan … Continue reading
The man who fell to earth left our planet today and we are a worse place for his early departure. A man who explored so many Changes, whether as a Space Oddity, questioning life on Mars, re-branding as Ziggy Stardust … Continue reading