One of the big things I really like about travelling in Asia is the quality of service you (usually) get, particularly in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan- China hasn’t really got used to the service thing yet. When you travel a significant amount and spend a lot of life on flights and in hotels […]
Distaste, in an otherwise very tasteful country I must admit I’ve never found anything in Japan that I’d describe as ‘tacky’. Yes, lots of flashing lights and noises, but it is actually quite relaxing. Therefore, imagine my shock when I spotted this at the the duty free: WTF ? Yes, it’s a plastic dog that […]
Arrived in Seoul (more on that later) yesterday. However, upon arriving in my room tonight, spotted this in the corner (added): Are they trying to tell me that I need to exercise ?!
Last week spent in Japan (in Korea now but been super busy). Had an excellent time- best trip for a long time. I guess in part it was delivering a talk that was already prepared (unlike the usual where I’d be writing the slides on the flight over) and also got a chance to have […]
It feels like I just got back and I’m on the road again. I’m writing this on the train to the airport, this time for a 3 week trip in Asia on a seminar track. Here’s where I’ll be going: * Tokyo (spending weekend there, gadget inventory expected to be high)* Seoul* Taipei / Hsinchu* […]
My favourite Chinese food – slices of thin beef cooked in chilli oil with extra chilli’s added to ensure maximum flavour. I could eat bowls and bowls of this – though the next day I always have a sore stomach ! In HK ended up eating masses of food like this, as well as some […]
Grabbed this picture at the airport in Shanghai. Sadly lighting was rather poor, but I think this sums up the service you get perfectly “The desk of advising” with nobody at the desk…
A couple of pictures taken in Hong Kong (sorry for the poor quality pics from the iPhone)…
.. or is that annihilation ? Writing this on the Virgin flight back to London. A great weekend in Hong Kong, although of course spending far too much money. I don’t know what it is about HK, but you just feel compelled to burn cash on things. I guess it is in part due to […]
Does an environment of ‘happy’ people make you happy ?On the flight to Hong Kong last night I was in a really good mood. Yes, it might have in part been down to the couple of glasses of wine I had. However, I realised that I had been with some really great people over the […]