Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

Review: Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

19 Sep 2024

More Vietnamese refugee content, this time a novel.

August: Camera-ready month, and some weekend trips

4 Sep 2024

Routine month with work finalizing accepted papers and trips to Rotorua and the Catlins, as well as helping with a Snowcraft course at Whakapapa.

August: photos post

1 Sep 2024

A more selective August, with fewer sets processed but more pictures.

Review: Ru by Kim Thúy

30 Aug 2024

Thoughts on differences between the book version and film version of Ru.

Case study: making air travel things complicated

19 Aug 2024

‘Optimizing’ some flights to New Zealand.

July: A walk on the Old Ghost Road and a visit to Melbourne and Cairns, plus a workshop paper submission

14 Aug 2024

Travels continued with another tramp on the South Island and a trip to Australia. Research continues with a submission to HATRA and revisions of our paper on race freedom verification.

Trip report: Melbourne and Cairns

12 Aug 2024

Our long-delayed trip to Melbourne, plus a side-trip to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.

July: photos post

1 Aug 2024

Treading water: processed a lot of albums in July, but took about the same number of pictures (in 11 sets) as I processed.

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 7 (day 4), Kia Ora with Mts Ossa and Pelion East

20 Jul 2024

‘Mountain day’ on the Overland Track, through Pelion Gap with side trips to Ossa (Tasmania highpoint) and Pelion East, before reaching Kia Ora Hut during golden hour.

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 6 (day 3), Pelion

18 Jul 2024

Mud day on the Overland Track: down to Frog Flats and back up. Lots of fungi, a few birds at New Pelion, and two shovels.