Langham Place Mongkok Hong Kong

We were in Hk for a festival with the two teenagers and the "home affairs" chief. Wanted to get some sports shoes and clothes for the teeeners.

Walked here after filling the wallet at the local bank in Jordan. Pleasant day. The multi story super long escalators are a hit with the family. We toook them right up to the top then window shopped down.

Also had lunch here. At Chee kei restaurant. There is also a restaurant on site. We took the train to Causeway bay to get the G shock watch fiexd.

Sama Sama Express KLIA

Arrived at 930 pm in KL international airport. Had a domestic flight at 930 in the morning to Kota Kinabalu. I read all the instructions carefully and noted that I could not leave the transit terminal to get into the hotel. Only could enter with hand carry. Check in was easy. It was busy even at 1030 pm at night when I got to the hotel lobby. Prior to this I did some shopping and bought some cigars as a gift for my host in KK. Room was small but had all the amenities. After a shower had a good sleep. Even though you can see the aeroplanes the hotel is well sound proofed. In the morning after getting up I went to the domestic transit area. Had breakfast in the MAS lounge and got on my plane to KK. On the MAS flight to KK we had an economy class passenger come up to the business area and delivered air rage to the air steward when he was asked to return to economy. Must have had a bad night of sleep. Obviously did not stay at the Sama Sam Express. A little pricey as you pay by 8 hour blocks but worth it for the sleep.

Ibis styles Brisbane Elizabeth St

Smooth as silk check in. Great location. Close to eats & short walk to convention center about 1km away across river & bridge.  Right on CBD so easy to have meetings with offices in CBD. I didn't have breakfast as has breakfast meetings. Continental breakfast included. Extra $15 for hot breakfast.  Didn't use car parking and this by third parties. I did catch the bus from airport & would suggest the train due to the traffic delays at office hours if u don't have a lot of luggage. I used the gym twice but needs aircond and bring your own towels. Small rooms with all the basics. Nice bright colours.

Novotel Nathan rd Kowloon

We stayed 3 nights over a long weekend in Kowloon. The hotel lobby entrance was by a long escalator so there was a large waiting space at entrance with concierge & gym entrance. The rooms were small but had most necessity even a pack of condoms and adapter. Breakfast was good given it was complimentary with chef to cook & serve eggs & omelets. Fruits and traditional foods like beef or chicken congee and stir fried vegetables! Gym was well equipped but we were not able to change tv channels. Good air conditioning to keep you cool during work out. Free drinks on arrival including alcoholic beverages. Free wifi. Close to Jordan MRT 10 min walk. 5 min walk to A22 direct bus to airport on Corner of Cox road. Generally a tidy travelers package. We will be back!

Malaysia Airlines Business Class

Satay at 30000ft. Wow! who doesn't love satay. Lovely thick peanut sauce and caramelized BBQ meat on skewers.

















Selection of chicken or lamb. I had both.

Look at the magic sate. Washed down with spicy tomato juice.

Salad to start the meal.

Steak with potatoes and asparagus.

Lovely creme brulee to finish. Malaysian Airlines you surely know how to treat a guest.

Broadway Pizza with Japanese Xchange student

2 large pizzas before night out with two girls. One from Japan the other from Aust.

The busy cooks and chef. Serving and cooking

The menu we had two large pizzas.

 Busy night being Friday. We are waiting to go to a play. We ordered pepperoni and seafood. Large pizzas. On classic menu at $16.9 each. Good value and fast. Not a lot of seating. Something to take home and enjoy. Bit of a queue. But settled after a while. Crust was crunchy and light. Pepperoni was spicy and hot. Seafood was tasty.

Seafood. See the sand and waves in the mingling smell of the hot crusty pizza.

Pepperoni. See the European landscape with tomatoes and long peppers in a rustic setting in your mind and travel there as you savor the taste.



Friday was rest day from training for the city to surf in Aug 2016. Both knees hurting. Worse on the right from the anserine bursitis. Working on strengthening the quads to counteract the hamstrings.

Crowne Plaza Canberra

Working weekend - wrecking weekend? Had to work the weekend in Canberra. We had 2 rooms in the Crowne Plaza Canberra.

 A single room for me and a room with 2 double beds for my parents. The room with 2 beds was spacious and clean.

 Working space in the single room.

Check in was quick and the wi-fi in the room was adequate for social media and emails. We had the buffet breakfast every morning. I was surprised they had chia seeds, dried fruits and other healthy foods. The omelette chef was also very obliging. There was a 24 hour gym which had not 1 but 2 rooms. The pool unfortunately was not adequately heated to use. On Sunday morning 29 May it was -4 degrees centigrade when I went to the gym to use the rowing machine and treadmill. There were plenty of apples around the lobby and reception for a healthy snack. We were able to get the red bus which had multiple sightseeing destinations 3 blocks away in front of the YHA Canberra. $30 per day for multiple stops at all the tourist attractions. Hotel staff were friendly and even brought toothpaste and electrical switch adapters for us to use in room. What we really appreciated with the cold weather was the in room hot chocolate. Certainly the place to stay in central Canberra if you are on a working weekend with your family. With the up coming elections we also managed to shake hands with a minister out campaigning in Canberra at the old parliament house. Hotel is next to the national convention centre. If you use the short cut from the hotel you can even drop by the casino.