Wednesday, February 19

Down under on an Aussie tour

Always so nice to come to Australia no matter what city! We had a weeks long tour from Brisbane - Melbourne - Wollongong - Sydney. Some massive rainfalls have just exhausted the long fires that had caused so much  damage and death in Australia past 3 months. Didn't mind the rain at all this week! The food quality in Australia is difficult to beat...Prices also resonable.

Despite the rain whole day, some sun was also seen in Brisbane 
Love riding around with one of these, all other cities in Australia seems to have banned them by now but not Brisbane
That view!! Amazing place to go to is Bar 11 for a scenery drink 
The bridge connecting the  city 

Corona has reached Australia very much already
Brunch find at this place! 
Liked the metal menu  
Chinatown in Brisbane is a massive party district  
Amazing Melbourne, since I first time came about 10 years ago, there have been sooo many new skyscrapers build
What a sunset by the docks 
We arrived quite late in the day, this was just an in and out gig 
But managed to get a really nice shot of the sunset 
Visited a new city south of Sydney 85 km called Wollongong. Nice quiet city with long long beaches. A new city for me in Australia, warmly recommend it to anyone who does not wanna be at a busy place but still enjoy great beaches and food. Easy to get to Sydney also 
We also had a class for our customers in this city. Great team! 
Go Protectis 
Makes you want to run down to the sea 
I woke up at 4:30, started working, then went out for a walk 5:30. Super nice with mostly empty streets and beaches 
Love this quiet city on an early morning walk 
Pelican on the light pole! 
Local golf field, people really start playing early here 
Lonely lighthouse on the hill 
Really nice Mexican place 
A bit creepy mail 
Interesting graffiti
Looks like a war zone those clouds 
Driving back to Sydney downtown was like Silent Hill 
4th and last stop of the tour in Sydney. There are very few cities I love as much as this one!! 

We had some really nice lunch at the fish market. Lobsters very very cheap! 
Indoor stars 
Found a new place from hotel magazine called Tramsheds. Old garage where they used to repair trams has become a place with food and markets. Really cool place and some of the best ice cream I have ever had.

This one was really something 
No words needed to explain this but the moonshine def did bring something extra to the picture 
All hand sanitisers and wireless fever thermometers are sold out in Singapore. Got an order of 22 thermometers and 15  bottles of sanitisers to my friends. 
Thank god for the rain but view wasn't the best. Nice hotel on the north side: View Hotel 
Winner lunch! Great steaks 
A beautiful day Sydney 
Evening walk north of Sydney. These houses are amazing here by the seaside 
It's been growing so much here! 6 years ago those houses were not there and a new massive Crown Casino is being build on the left side of them. Will probably be one of the highest buildings in Sydney 
Maybe the best Ribs I have ever had. Good price too only about 25 euro. 
There are no Burger Kings in Australia. It's called Hungry Jacks
Bondi Beach with it's white sand and high cliffs 

During the last night in Sydney we bumped into an elder Finnish man who hear us talk Finnish. He took us to his house and his wife made some Karelian pies to us and beer. He had immigrated to Australia 50 years ago. What a small world. Massive collection of build your self cars, airplanes and trucks! 

Sunday, February 9

Corona scare in Singapore

The Corona virus keeps spreading and growing in China and has also managed to arrive in Singapore. There are only a few reported cases but people have started panic buying face-masks, hand sanitisers, antiseptic wipes  and toilet paper. Instant noodles have also disappeared from shelves in the supermarket. Wonder how long this will last? Might have to stock up stuff in Australia next week if we can't find products in our local market  anymore. Out in Punggol though, life goes on and everything is still pretty much normal. On the bright side, the subway was mostly empty! 


Quite the sight! 
Went to farm bakery, great for kids to play around here too and open air. 
 And those massive massive trees ! 
 The  huge TV really make a big difference when playing 
 Because of the corona, we have been working from home this week. My rooftop office has a nice breeze, not to mention view over the city. 
Jungle shopping at the Oasis Mall