In a few weeks, I’ll be heading off to Hong Kong.
For 3 years, I lived there, and going back will be a crazy experience. First, I never thought I would. Second, I’m finally with the person I wanted to be with back when I lived there. Third, I’m finally getting to do some on-the-ground scouting [...]
May 19, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: China, Hong Kong, Olympics, travel . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 2 Comments
Last night, I was watching the news and saw a brief (and, of course, over-sensationalized) story about a woman who flew from India back to the U.S. with a deadly strain of TB. Since the initial portion of her flight was so long, authorities are guesstimating that she potentially infected about 45 people sitting near [...]
December 30, 2007
Categories: TB, XDR-TB, health, life, travel . Tags: health, life, TB, travel, XDR-TB . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment
Having just completed the long journey from New York City to Berkeley, California, in a car, I can tell you that road trips are difficult. You see a lot, you do a lot, you are stuck in a space that is four feet by four feet for hours at a time. Some of it is [...]
June 2, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: cars, essay, reality, road trip, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment
Hong Kong is rainy this time of year. . . .
Well, I’m back from Hong Kong. After living there for nearly 3 years, you would think that I would be able to remember what the weather is like in summer. Luckily, I packed an umbrella, because we definitely needed it. It rained everyday. Actually, rained is a pleasant way of putting it for some of [...]
June 17, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Add new tag, avian influenza, bird flu, commentary, Hong Kong, travel . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment