Maddie’s New Buddy

We spent Sunday evening playing some more sand volleyball. We played with some of expat friends and they brought along their beautiful kids. Maddie and Miles get along pretty well.

Penang Street Art

Thaipusam – Day 2

Sunday was the second day of Thaipusam. Devotees undertake a pilgrimage to the Waterfall temple while carrying kavadis as an act of penance and fulfilment of a vow or to develop spirituality. Carrying… Continue reading

Thaipusam – Day 1

Thaipusam is an annual Hindu festival celebrated on a large scale with colourful parades, cleansing rituals and prayers that take place over three days. It commemorates the day when the Hindu deity, Lord… Continue reading

Sand Volleyball

Yesterday, we went to Batu Ferringhi to play sand volleyball on the beach.

747

On a flight a few months ago, the crew let me take a peak at the cockpit of the 747 we were flying. Pretty cool!

Our Island

On a recent return flight to Penang, I was able to get this picture of Penang island on our final approach to the airport. Since I was trying to hide the fact that… Continue reading

Niseko

We spent the past couple of days in Niseko, which is about a 2.5 hr drive from Sapporo. It is a cool ski area and is known as one of the best areas… Continue reading

Central Kyoto

We spent Christmas Day walking around central Kyoto. We found this cool market area called Nishiki Market. It is an area with small covered streets with shops, markets, and restaurants lining both sides.… Continue reading

Christmas Eve in Kyoto

We spent Christmas Eve wandering some of the historic areas of Kyoto, Japan. Our first stop was the large Kiyomizu Temple. . As with most of the active temples we visited, there is… Continue reading