Archives: 'December, 2007'

30
December
2007

Partying through Goa

We arrived in Goa a couple of days ago and been having a blast. Nothing beats sitting on the beach with your closest friends, a King Fisher in your hand and watching the sunset.
We’re off to Craig’s cousin’s wedding for the rest of the day which is about 2 hours away from Goa. I […]

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26
December
2007

Christmas in Mahabaleshwar

It’s been a leisurely few days here in Mahabaleshwar spending Christmas with Craig’s family. His aunt and uncle own 2 hotels here in Mahabaleshwar — Shreyas Hotel and the Shreyas resort. His family (and us) are occupying all of the rooms in the resort and most of the rooms in the Hotel. […]

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22
December
2007

From Mumbai to Mahabaleshwar

I arrived safe and sound in Mumbai the other day and have been desperately trying to acclimate myself to the sudden weather change from 20 degrees Fahrenheit in Beijing to the 90 degrees in Mumbai. Having grown up in Vancouver, my comfort zone seems to be 40 to 80 degrees. Anything outside that range, I’m […]

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22
December
2007

Could you publish 500,000 photos in your lifetime?

Thomas Hawk wrote an interesting piece the other day about his goal to publish 500,000 photos in his lifetime. At his current rate of taking 200 photos per day and publish 20 of them, he approximates this to take him another 66 years to achieve the magical 500k goal.
I read this and was utterly shocked […]

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20
December
2007

Reflections on Beijing

My final day came and went in Beijing and I was thinking about the cultural aspects of my trip. Thus far, I’ve only spoken about my smart ass comments about freedom and coffee and random ramblings about sight-seeing.
My trip here has been quite the cultural experience for me. I do know some Cantonese, but […]

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