With reports of good snow cover and half-decent weather over the weekend, Ben Cain (a good mate from b-school) and I decided to do a backcountry trip above Lake Tahoe. Ben knew the area fairly well so on his advice we drove up towards Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe. We took his, Read More
In early 2005 I had my first visitors to San Francisco. First to visit were my great friends James Habersberger and Katie Brown from Melbourne. Katie works for Exxon-Mobil back in Oz and had managed to wangle a weekend off from her work in Houston to come and see me in SF. The view, Read More
I left Alex and Laura in Antigua and flew down to Nicaragua to catch up with Jolien. I flew into the capital Managua and caught a bus down to the old town of Granada. I’d describe Granada as "having potential" – it’s like a run-down Antigua, with some beautiful colonial-style buildings, restaurants and hotels. , Read More
The bus ride from Copan in Honduras to Antigua in Guatemala took some time, and it was dark by the time we arrived in the city. We had some luck finding a good deal at a beautiful colonial-era hotel near the market, and as Poff and Earner had one last day before flying home, Read More
Berkeley plays Stanford at football (that is, American Football) each year in the Big Game. It’s been played for the past 100+ years and is a huge event in the Bay Area – it seems like everyone in the city is either a Cal or Stanford alum! I went to the game this year, Read More
Dawn light touches Half Dome (at left). Looking further up the valley – typical Yosemite! Granite and fir trees. The cable section near the summit. I saw many people with grossly inadequate footwear slipping and sliding on the steep granite. It’s no wonder there are a few fatalities each year… Fantastic views at, Read More
Wheeler Hall. Haas School of Business. Sather Gate at Sproul Plaza. The view from above Memorial Stadium with the Campanile and San Francisco in the distance.
While back in Australia, I took the chance to visit my aunt Karen up in Townsville, in far north Queensland. I hadn’t seen Karen in years and I thought this would be my last chance to catch up with her for the next few years. Also, being winter, it was a great chance to, Read More
After leaving Switzerland and completing my Nepal/India trip, I was back in Australia for about six weeks over winter before I had to head to San Francisco for business school. I took the chance to do something I always wanted to do and planned a week snow shoeing and camping up in the Australian, Read More
After all that ascending, the descent back to Lukla was short (just four days) and quite anti-climactic! A Buddhist monastery along the path. One of the rock carvings along the path. En route to Namche Bazaar. And we’re DONE!!! Flying out…