From A Far Place

Spent the evening sampling the considerable charms of George Town in Penang. The streets are authentically run-down, yet quietly pulsating w...

Took delivery of a new television set today. Now receiving Apple TV, but having problems installing the app which will enable Noi to watch h...

Very glad I decided not just to skim-read the early chapters from Frederick Douglass's Life and Times on his years of slavery on the g...

Enjoyed a neighbourly makan session at our place this evening with Susan & Mike & their daughter, Ashley. Good to catch up on the go...

Did you know that there are people who need to have the tv series Friends being screened in the background so they can lull themselves to sl...

Nephew Ashraf popped round today to help us make some sense of the problems we're having with the electrics of the household. Not quite ...

18.06 A grey day. A lazy day. A sleepy day. A snuggling day. Neat descriptions from The Missus. And we’re on the road. So far, so good. Now ...

Spoiler alert: more first world moaning ahead. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling increasingly out of sorts with the barrage of...

We're off to Maison KL next Tuesday, which means we're now figuring out what exactly we need to do whilst we're in residence. It...

We quite enjoy watching The Morning Show on Apple TV and got to the end of the first season yesterday. Lots going on, all of it suitably dra...