Mike's Travels

Mike was also traveling this past while.  He made a trip back to Canada already after only being back in Freiburg for one week.  Then he was off to the Netherlands, UK and Ireland.  I must say, I was happier with my trip to just one destination - especially one that was hot and sunny! But Mike also enjoys the travel he does for work.

Singapore

I spent the last work week in Singapore for the International Sales Meeting.  It is a very modern urban city and a blend of all Asian cultures...a little Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay etc. Sentosa beach was beautiful and the city had some of the most incredible bars and night life.  The shopping was insane, and the architecture was very contemporary and modern.  Singapore was spotlessly clean!

It was so nice to be in warm weather (almost 30 degrees every day) and around such a mix of cultures.  The food was absolutely delicious!  Popiah were some of my favourite things to eat...mmmm...so good! 

Back on Track!

OK, so since I am back up to speed, I will now post something that I actually did TODAY!

After work Shannon and I decided to take a walk and get some fresh air. We ended up down in the city centre shopping for cosmetics and stopping at Starbucks for a coffee.  There we bumped into our hairstylist Alfino who joined us with his caramel macchiato.  The three of us then decided to head out and have some sushi.

It was a fun night, relaxing and good laughs.  Nice to have spontaneous fun times! Tomorrow is girls night - Me, Shannon and Caroline - bring on the wine!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hoping you and yours had a most fabulous holiday season and wishing everyone the best for 2008!

Incredible India!!!

Work sent me to India for a week, visiting Delhi and Bangalore.  Then Mike joined me and we spent the next 2 weeks travelling through Rajasthan - Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and also the holy city of Varanasi.

In Rajasthan we took a camel safari into the Thar Desert which took us approximately 75km within the Pakastan border.  Here in the middle of nowhere you find army camps who guard an imaginary boundary of a demilitarized zone where no civilians are permitted to go.  A safety zone between 2 countries that have been feuding for decades.

The desert towns were dusty and dry crowded with amoeba like swarms of people.  There were cows (and cow dung) everywhere!  However, they all had massive majestic forts overlooking the quaint towns.

Varanasi is situated on the banks of the Ganges.  From dusk till down you can see ceremonies and rights of passage being performed along the 6km of ghats as well as yoga asanas, ritual dips and floating offerings of flowers and candles.  Varanasi is so unique and astoundingly colourful.

There is so much to tell about each place we visited and the people we met.  It was truly an amazing experience.  India is a blend of old tradition with modern times, chaotic and intense, breathtaking yet dirty, colourful and exotic, an incredibly beautiful whirlwind adventure!

Where Did October Go???

Wow, it is 2008 and I am writing to try to catch up on where the last few months went.  This is all due to peer pressure from Mari Evan who emails to tell me to update my blog!  But, she is right.  And since it is a new year I also decided to give our blog a new look!

So back in October I got to visit the gorgeous Honolulu Hawaii.  It is a strange feeling, like a mix between being in the Carribean and the US all at the same time.