After living for a while in Shanghai we all have to admit it's freaking flat. So flat that whilst on vacation in San Francisco, the idea of getting on a shopping bike in the rain and riding up the world's steepest city streets sounds like a dream. The Argonaut Hotel is right at the bottom of a pretty big hill, and happens to have a few Public Bikes for free rental so I waited until the rain was right at it's heaviest and put on a few too many layers of clothing for a session of the hardest climbing I've ever done (with a basket).
Paris Tour is a restaurant that suffers from trying to do too much at once. If the result was fantastic, we’d be lauding their blend of French, Vietnamese and African cuisine. However, it flows more like a patchy mash-up mixed tape.
The last time we went to Carlton Towers I was young enough that I can't remember it. A few weeks ago was my cousin's wedding and we spent a couple of days there that I'll never forget. Thanks to the power of television there are two words which will put it entirely into perspective.
I've been traveling recently. Something about a cousin's wedding and a sister's 40th birthday and a combination of trips and taxes led me to be out of China for a whopping 31.5 days. I've never been out of anywhere for a month before.
Every so often, Alcatraz hospital is opened for public viewing. We were on a tour of the island and lucky enough to be there on one such day.