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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research organisation. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc

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  • allrite’s travels in 2011

    March: Flew to Melbourne for the day to listen to a MSO John Williams concert. March: Flew to Thailand, visited Bangkok and Chiang Mai, rode elephants, petted tigers. March/April: Onward flight to Fukuoka in Japan, trains to Nagasaki, Yufuin, Oita, Beppu, Kumamoto, Osaka, Kyoto. Onsens and hells. May: Day trip to Canberra for work June:…

  • Reflections on a 10th anniversary in Europe

    More than a month has passed since our trip to Europe. The story of the trip is written on allrite@, but now I wish to sort out my impressions of the journey. After the excitement of the journey itself what you are left with is your memories, the ultimate souvenirs of your holiday. Highlights for…

  • The more experienced Virgin back to Sydney

    After my fill of work web stuff I couldn’t wait to return to Sydney to see my family again. After visiting the huge Canberra Qantas lounge on my last flight from Canberra I was curious to compare it with Virgin Australia’s, seeing as it was included on my ticket. My first impressions were that it…

  • Like a virgin

    I had my first flight today on one of Virgin Australia’s new ATR72-500s to Canberra. The only other time I have flown in one of those turboprops was an international flight from Kuantan in Malaysia to Singapore with Firefly. Like that ride, today’s was comfortable and pretty smooth, despite flying through a few cloud layers.…

  • Jingle bell in KL

    “I want to go see friends and play with toys.” After over two weeks on the road Alex was entitled to be a little travel weary. I can’t say that I was in any hurry to return to Australia myself, but I longed for a lazy day, relaxing in the hotel room or by the…

  • Raining in KL

    By the time we left the hotel it was midday. I was still feeling tired, but our time here was limited so we had to do something. We acceeded to Alex’s demands and caught a monorail a couple of stations up, then a light rail to Pasar Seni, the Central Markets. B was looking for…

  • Exhausted in Kuala Lumpur

    The path through Kuala Lumpur International Airport was, by now, a familiar one. At least this time we could promise Alex that, yes, he could catch the train lifts as we descended to join the KLIA Express service to the city. The light was beautiful as we raced past palm plantations and the amazing architecture…

  • The day gets shorter

    Our stay in Amsterdam was far too brief. After a quick breakfast in the railway saloon inspired eating area decorated with a wide variety of railway paraphenalia we were soon heading out into the chilly Amsterdam air. Over the road was the ornate Amsterdam Centraal railway station and we jumped on to the double decked…

  • Briefly Brussels

    Here we are at the A-Train hotel in Amsterdam after a day on the trains. A long day on the trains. We said a sad goodbye to Paris, catching a packed metro train and then a RER train up to Gare du Nord station. We were early and there was not much to do but…

  • Alex’s sightseeing tour of Paris

    Our last day in Paris! How could we not be a little sad? This is a special place. Though the sights are uncountable it is the experiences that make Paris what it is. We could easily spend a month here, doing very little, just soaking up the atmosphere. Unfortunately, it is not to be on…