Nige’s Rooftop Bar – Part 1

This is a story about a bar. No ordinary bar mind you, this is about 'Nige's rooftop bar'. I was general manager of the Banyan Tree Lijiang, Yunnan Province in China, from 2015 until 2018. I was fortunate to be able to live on the property.  After residing temporarily in two or three different hotel [...]

By |2020-05-02T00:07:12+00:00April 29th, 2020|Life Space, Making Stuff, Niges Blog|0 Comments

Loneliness; a growing epidemic.

I first saw this short clip posted on LinkedIn and thought it would be worthwhile sharing here. Not because I'm lonely, but because I'm sure we know people who probably could be. Over time, depression is one of the obvious outcomes, aside from other impacts on society. Surprisingly it comes from the World Economic Forum [...]

By |2019-01-31T13:59:05+00:00January 19th, 2019|Life Space, Opinion|0 Comments

Trump, Russia and the election – An excellent overview from the New York Times.

Tired of hearing about it or confused by the 'fake news' stories? This is a comprehensive look at Russian meddling in the US presidential election. "It’s easy to lose the larger narrative of the Trump-Russia story  given the relentless pace and complexity of the news. Stepping back to view the timeline from beginning to end reveals [...]

By |2018-09-20T22:27:21+00:00September 20th, 2018|Life Space, Opinion|0 Comments