Where Have You Been?

Where Have You Been?

This year is almost at an end and as with most years it’s had it’s ups and downs. One of the big ‘ups’ is that I had my first ever overseas holiday. Together with my family I visited Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

I’ve been overseas a number of times in the past but it’s always been for work or for some other cause. This time it was all about enjoyment. That’s not to say that I haven’t enjoyed all my other trips but there’s something different about travelling purely for enjoyment and especially travelling with people you love.

Including my home country of Australia, I’ve actually been in 17 countries so far. I’ve been able to spend significant time in some countries with others only visited while in transit or for a very short time. The places I’ve been include Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Canada, India, Haiti, Dominican Republic, PNG, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Thailand, Myanmar and Hong Kong. You can see them all plotted out on the map below.


I wonder how many countries you’ve visited? Let me know your favourite (and maybe not so favourite) places in this wonderful world of ours.



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Want to buy some property?

I just got an email from a real estate company in Hong Kong. They specialise in exclusive and very expensive apartments in Hong Kong.

Apparently they have clients who would be interested in living in the exclusive area of Hong Kong where I recently purchased an apartment. They were wondering if I’d like to sell.

I shot back an email to let them know they’ve found the wrong Rodney Olsen. I don’t own any property in Hong Kong and I haven’t even had the pleasure of visiting.

Now I’m wondering if I should have just let them sell the apartment for me and forwarded the proceeds to my account.



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Phones become tracking devices

phone.jpgApparently tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong have signed up for a service that lets them monitor the movements of other people, such as their spouses, by mobile phone.

The service is called “Follow Me, Follow You” and it offers subscribers unlimited spot searches to track a person’s location by identifying the location of their mobile phone signal.

The service can only be used to track people if both parties agree to the searches. It was launched in 2005 and has been growing ever since.

It’s not just about suspicious people checking up on each other. Most subscribers are parents who use want to search for their kids to ensure their safety or to locate elderly parents who may have lost their way home.

It’s a great idea if used the right way. I reckon it might even come in handy for people who are constantly misplacing their phones.

Would you sign up to a service like that? Who would you track? Would you allow someone else to keep tabs on you?



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