Bishop Lei International House

Quaint hotel in Midlevels HK. Retro cool abounds. Lifts from the 70s or 80s.The pool was closed for winter. Exercise room was mainly aerobic machines. Rooms fitted around the bed and this is standard for HK. You have to key on your electricity. Easy 30 min walk from HK train station. This is where the airport train unloads on HK island. Follow the elevators till you get close to Robinson rd. Lots of bars, European eats and western knickknacks around. Not so easy to get a HK bowl of noodles but pasta, tortilla & pizza easy to come by. For HKD 1500 per night this is good value.

Orion Mall Bengaluru

Finished meeting at the Vivanta Taj Yeshwantpur. Lightning grab for family gifts by my colleague A before jetting out on SIA at 11pm. Our host who drove us around the sardine flotsam traffic took us to the Orion Mall. A shopped till drop. A drawing screen for son. How to do business books in India. Kid's cloths at the GAP. Easy parking with color coded lights for vacant parking. Helpful shopping assisstants. Worldwide branded outlets. Food, retail all here.A nice oasis from the maddening throng of  Tumkur Highway. Nice to stretch the legs after a day long meeting. It started with a business breakfast in the Palette restaurran. A visit to People Tree across the road. Followed by a meeting in the Vivanta Taj Courtyard. Then lunch at the Palette restaurant. Followed by a visit to Prakriya. Then debrief in the couryard of the hotel again. Before heading to the air conditioned blanket of Orion Mall and shopping therapy.

Aerotel Changi Airport T1

4am off plane. Droopy eyelids seeking sleep in Changi airport T1. Easy check in. Quiet hotel & passage way. Almost heaven! Smooth thousands stitch sheets. Shut eyes. The air conditioner hums & hums. Ear plugs & pillow over the head don't entirely muffle it. Some sleep but couldn't have been alot. Large screen tv. Wading pool to freshen up. Hot coffee. Fast check out. $55 for 6 hour block. Relatively large rooms.  Check the aircond in room 9. Wifi is airport 3 hour free wifi.  Could have been perfect.

Broadwater Beach Resort Busselton

We were in Busselton for the 1/2 Marathon in Oct. 3 of us stayed in a chalet with 2 rooms and an upper deck. Actually sleeps 6 for $300 per night. Kitchen, washing machine and dryer were available. The heater worked and was a savior as there was a cold winter blast. We got up at 5 to get ready. The microwave was handy for the sweet potatoes before the 1/2 marathon run. There was ample parking and the reception was nice. We did not eat in the restaurant on site but ate out most times. There is an indoor swimming pool and BBQ area but we did not swim.

The route for the run below. The hospital above just in case we needed treatment from hypothermia. 

Brisbane Convention & Ehibition Centre

We had 900 registrants at our annual society meeting. Can hold up to 9 times that number on the very large location.

Also had the latino themed conference dinner there. It is a large meeting place and sometimes if not well sign posted can get lost on the way to there. The acoustics were good. Staff were efficient. The food was ok. The music for he conference dinner was too loud so we were not able to stay and chat. I stayed at the Ibis Styles on Elizabeth street about 1.1 km away for $110 per night. It was next to the casino and I enjoyed the morning walk there every day. Weather was good in Oct.

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.