Category Archives: Travel

Let’s have another World War!

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Paul Frijters

Sometimes, it feels like 1910 all over again. Then, a confident Germany was the up-and-coming industrial power house, fearing an even more up-and-coming Russia, with the UK and France desperately holding on to their colonial empires. Now, a confident China … Continue reading →

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Some Game of Thrones Season 8 speculation

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Paul Frijters

Let me indulge, purely for entertainment value, in some fan-speculation on what we will see on-screen after the Long Night is over and the final 6 episodes Of Game of Thrones are run in 2019. Let me first talk about … Continue reading →

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My trip: the interview

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Nicholas Gruen

In case anyone’s interested, I did an interview on “My Trip” which can be downloaded from this link.

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China-US travel bleg

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

I’m heading off overseas with my 15 year old son. Turns out the cheapest way to get to the US, where we’re spending most of our time is via China. And, in case you’re interested and didn’t know of it, … Continue reading →

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Passing round the hat

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Nicholas Gruen

Here’s a great picture of the sub-assemblies of the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner – ok it’s a silly name, but it’s somehow fun to say). Its touted by Deloitte as an example of how disaggregated industries are. But looking at it … Continue reading →

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Australia is Part of Asia

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

It is, of course, the season for holiday fun times making worthless definitions. Last week my wife and I were making a rare trip into Namba, a popular entertainment and shopping district in Osaka. We happened to see a restaurant … Continue reading →

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SIM cards abroad

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Nicholas Gruen

One of the more extraordinary things in life is the amount you can be charged by your mobile carrier on ‘international roaming’. It’s completely extraordinary with amazing stories of people downloading serious amounts of data – eg for a movie … Continue reading →

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