Another one
05:53 PM on Saturday 08 February 2025
Another encounter with a mosquito. This time in my cup of tea.
Smashed a mosquito
03:16 PM on Sunday 26 January 2025
Was just walking to my room, minding my own business when this mosquito flew in front of me. I just instinctively clapped my hands to hit the mosquito and what do you know, I hit it. Unfortunately the end result as you can see below is rather poor for the bug.
macOS calendar not syncing
09:39 PM on Wednesday 22 January 2025
Sometimes macOS calendar will stop syncing my events which is very problematic since I depend on it so much. Good thing that the phone is not quite affected by this so I can still see my calendar items. Found an old article about this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254365894?sortBy=rank But u ...
Headless Dropbox issue
05:55 PM on Saturday 04 January 2025
Doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the linux server and had an issue with headless Dropbox ( https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux ) wanting to use QT. The solution was to set the DISPLAY to an empty string.
Moana
10:58 AM on Monday 02 December 2024
Next stop is Moana, a place where you get a really nice view of the surrounding area.
Cat Cat Village
08:32 AM on Monday 02 December 2024
The first stop of the day was Cat Cat Village which showcases the Hmong people. Pauline took the opportunity to dress up and take pictures.
Train to Sa Pa
09:26 PM on Sunday 01 December 2024
We took a train to Sa Pa. I must admit I like sleeper trains :-) You get on the train, you take a nap and you wake up at your destination. Such as stressless way to travel.
Temple of Literature
03:30 PM on Sunday 01 December 2024
Next stop was the Temple of Literature which was build a long time ago by one of the kings who took a serious perspective to education. The template was centered on the teaching of Confucius and we were lucky to see a lot bunch of students coming here to pray prior to their major exams. Our guide te ...
Hanoi Train Street
03:02 PM on Sunday 01 December 2024
Next up was the Train Street in Hanoi. A street where the train passes by and where local businesses have created a tourist attraction around it. By the way, tourists experiences this by seating on the street near the train tracks. As the train is merely inches away from you, the experience is quite ...
Incense village
09:55 AM on Sunday 01 December 2024
After breakfast, we took a car to the Incense Village (Quang Phu Cau). Our guide told us that the entire village was centered around the making of incense.