My blood sugar was up quite a bit this morning; when I checked, it registered 10.3, which is a little outside my usual comfortable range. Ideally, I like to keep … Read the rest “Beijing Curveballs & The Shanghai Express”
The day started with a visit to a jade factory. It was one of those scheduled tour stops, and while I usually approach such things with a bit of skepticism, … Read the rest “Great Wall Tears, Peking Duck, and…
Arriving and spending my first day in Beijing, a city whose name literally means ‘Northern Capital’, has been quite a wonderful experience. I first visited Beijing in 2010 when my … Read the rest “Day 1 in the “Northern Capital””
Getting through the airport was surprisingly smooth. I’d arranged for wheelchair assistance, which meant I breezed past the check-in and security queues, and straight into the boarding area. This gave … Read the rest “Flying with China Southern”
My prosthetist told me I should probably change my right sock, during my regular check-up the other day. He had noticed the sock on my prosthetic foot was developing holes. … Read the rest “Unmatched Socks”
It’s Wednesday night, and I’m busy downloading music, videos, and books for my upcoming trip to China. Even with an e-sim and VPN, I anticipate needing offline content during the … Read the rest “Travel Planning (as an amputee)”
Waking up at 5 am for breakfast to watch the Eurovision Song Contest is a far cry from how I experienced it two decades ago. Back then, we’d gather on … Read the rest “Eurovision: A Long-Standing Tradition, Evolved”
Within a couple of days, I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Trevorrow embody his iconic character, Bob Downe, on two separate occasions. The first was at a recording of … Read the rest “Two Bob Week”
I treated myself to lunch today at Kinsela’s, a pub at Taylor Square in Sydney, which serves an excellent $15 lunchtime Chicken Caesar Salad. I discovered this a couple of … Read the rest “See you next Tuesday”