Pat Whyde – Page 3 – The Chicken Scratches

October, 2014 in Bintan, Indonsia

by Pat WhydeOctober 28, 2014November 18, 2023

This is our 4th day in Bintan, Indonesia. Beautiful beach and blue skies. This is quite a change from Singapore yet is only an hour ferry ride away. Saw my first dragon fruit on the bush and jackfruit in it’s tree. Also saw acres and acres of palm trees harvested for palm oil. I’m taking some awesome photos of the crazy motorcycle drivers on this island. There are laws around but from what I see, they might only be suggestions (like the one stop sign on Bonaire). We’ve seen a driver and up to 4 little kids on one cycle! …

Hiking and the Natural Side of Singapore

by Pat WhydeAugust 20, 2014November 18, 2023

Ray and I found a web listing for a green way that runs 26 miles through the center of Singapore. It’s a former train track that is no longer in use. Info on the green way was a bit sketchy so not a tourist spot. So we fumbled around after getting off the MRT and kind of found it by accident behind a Hindu temple. By the time we found the green way, I was hot and sweaty already. Because the path was a former railroad line there are no trees or any form a shade other than the occasional …

Fun with Coins – A Pound of London Fiddlybits*

by Pat WhydeJuly 28, 2014November 19, 2023

As our time in London was quickly closing in on us all – Ray, Alison, and me – we started gathering up all the flotsam that accumulates around a busy vacation. We started looking through what we had set aside to take home and what we bought for souvenirs. I always take some of the local fiddlybits* home. Alison and I noticed there were several variations of the British coins and were trying to find one of each kind. We then noticed that the newer minted coins had an odd asymmetrical design to each one, slightly off center and just …

Gotta tell you our news

by Pat WhydeMay 28, 2014October 23, 2022

We are moving to Singapore for two years! My daughter was offered a job over there for two years so we all decided it was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. I’ll still be taking care of my grandsons but with Ray retired, we will take advantage of the chance to live in such an interesting and different country for awhile. There are so many places we’d like to visit in this part of the world that is too expensive to get to when coming from the US. Going to Hong Kong would be like going back to Ohio.