Piaw's Blog
I'm a husband, father, author, cyclist, sailor, travel addict, and Silicon Valley software engineer. I've written 4 books and actively review books on this blog. Comments on this blog are aggressively moderated against link-spam and rude or meaningless comments.
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October 2026
- July 15th: Shinjuku and Shibuya
- July 13-14: San Francisco to Tokyo
- 2026 Tour of the Alps Conclusions and Thoughts
- July 7th: Epilogue
- Review: A Life on Our Planet
- July 6th: Thonon-les-Bains to Hotel Movenpick Geneva Airport
- Review: Game Wizards
- July 5th: Col des Mosses to Thonon-les-Bains
- July 4th: Lauterbrunnen to Col des Mosses
- Review: GPUTEK Mini Electric Bike Pump
- July 3rd: North Face Trail to Stechelberg
- July 2nd: Hotel Rosenlaui to Lauterbrunnen
- July 1st: St Beatus Caves and Trummelbach Falls
- June 30: Engleshorn Hutte
- Review: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft
- June 29th: Nessental "Terrace" Hotel to Hotel Rosenlaui
- June 28th: Hospental to Nessental "Terrace" Hotel
- June 27th: Hospental to Airolo
- June 26th: Hospental to Donat Elms
- Review: A Second Chance at Eden
- June 25th: Gelmersee Hike
- June 24th: Devil's Bridge Hike and Natschen Hikes
September 2026
- June 23rd: Brig to Hospental
- June 22nd: Grand St Bernard Hospice to Brig
- Review: Fist of the North Star Vols 1-10
- June 21st: Aosta to Grand St Bernard Hospice
- Review: Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1-2
- June 20th: Ivrea to Aosta
- June 19th: Isola 2000 to Ivrea
- Review: Absolute Superman Vol 1 & 2
- June 18th: Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee to Isola 2000
- Review: Rise of the Dungeon Master
- June 17th: Jausiers to Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee
- June 16th: Napolean Refuge Vars to Jausiers
- Review: Nor Crystal Tears
- July 15th: Arvieux to Napoleon Refuge Vars
- Review: Titanium Noir
- June 14th: Briancon to Arvieux
- June 13th: Valloire to Briancon
- Review: Spin
- June 12th: San Francois Longchamp to Valloire
- Review: The Battle of Space Fort Jefferson and Other Stories
- June 11: Le Lechere to Saint Francois Longchamp
- June 10th: Arpettaz Loop
August 2026
- Review: The Dictator's Handbook
- June 9th: Bourg St. Maurice to Le Lechere
- Review: Eversion
- June 8th: Flumet to Bourg St Maurice
- 2026 Tour of the Alps Index Page
- Review: Halcyon Years
- June 7th: Bonneville to Flumet
- Review: Eight Billion Genies
- June 6th: Geneva to Bonneville
- June 5th: Prologue
- Review: The Power Fantasy
- Review: Die
- Review: The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories
- Review: The Fortunate Fall
- Review: Slow Gods
- Review: Do Hard Things
July 2026
- Review: The Gone World
- Review: Voice of the Whirlwind
- Review: How to Win A Trade War
- Review: Our Dollar, Your Problem
- Review: First Light - Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time
- Review: There is no Antimemetics Division
June 2026
- Review: Frieren Vol 11-14
- Reread: Lord Valentine's Castle
- Review: Frieren - Beyond Journey's End Vol 6-10
- Re-read: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
- Re-read: The Girl Who Played With Fire
- Review: The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
- Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
- Review: From Star to Superstar - the Asian American Guide to Elite Colleges
- Review: Racing Through The Dark
May 2026
- First Impressions: Santa Cruz Blur
- Review: Frieren - Beyond Journey's End Vol 1-5
- More Everything Forever
- New Touring Bike Concept
- Upgrading the Touring Bike to AXS Wireless
- Review: Same as Ever
- Mallorca Recommendations
- Review: AirFly Bluetooth Adapter
- Review: Ritchey Classic Zeta Wheels
- Review: The Art of Spending Money
- Review: COROS HRM
- April 12-13: Epilogue
- April 11: Cap Formentor and Cami de Boquer
- Review: Fundamentals - Ten Keys to Reality
- April 10th: Lluc to Sa Calobra via Bike Shuttle
- April 9th: Col Feminia
- Review: The Beauty of Falling
- April 8th: Emita de la Victoria
April 2026
- Review: Empire of AI
- April 7th: Andratx to Club Del Sol
- April 6th: Cap Formentor
- Review: Exit Interview
- 2026 Mallorca Trip Report
- Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me
- April 5: Santa Magdelena
- Prologue: April 3-4 San Francisco to Club Del Sol, Port de Pollenca
- Review: Lone Wolf and Cub: The Gateless Barrier
- Review: Miracle Children
- Review: The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Review: The Elements of Marie Curie
- Re-read: The Magician's Land
- Review: The Haywire Heart
March 2026
- Review: American Vampire Vol 1
- Re-read: Lone Wolf and Cub - The Assassin's Road
- Review: Apple in China
- Review: Wonders of the Universe
- Re-read: The Magician King
- Review: Why does E=MC^2? (And Why Should We Care?)
- Review: Human Universe
- Review: The Quantum Universe
- Review: Congratulations, By The Way
February 2026
- Review: Black Holes - The Key to Understanding the Universe
- Review: The Highest Exam - How the Gaokao Shapes China
- Review: Breakneck
- Re-read: The Magicians
- Review: Looking for Alaska
- Review: The Fault in Our Stars
- Friction shifting finds its limits
- Review: The Age of Diagnosis
January 2026
- Review: King Sorrow
- Review: Notes on Being a Man
- Point Reyes Coast Campground
- Review: The Escape
- Review: Jan Ullrich - The Best there Never Was
- Review: LG Gram 17" Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Laptop
- Review: The Housekeeper and the Professor
- Review: Codex
- Review: A Marriage at Sea
December 2025
- Review: The Sexual Evolution
- Epilogue & Conclusions
- 2025 BVI: November 30 - Privateer Bay, Norman Island to Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola
- 2025 BVI: November 29th - Privateer Bay, Norman Island
- 2025 BVI: Nov 28 - White Bay, Peter Island to Privateer Bay, Norman Island
- BVI 2025: November 27 - Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke to White Bay, Peter Island
- BVI 2025: Nov 26 - Marina Cay to Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke
- 2025 BVI: November 25 - Deadman's Bay, Peter Island to Marina Cay
- BVI 2025: Nov 24 Kelly's Cove, Norman Island to Deadman's Bay, Peter Island
- BVI 2025: Nov 23rd - Nanny Cay Marina , Tortola to Kelly's Cove, Norman Island
- Review: Grunt
- 2025 BVI Sailing Trip
- Building Xiaoiqin's Ritchey Montebello
- BVI 2025: Nov 22 Prologue
- 2026 Book Reviews
- Re-read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mainteneance
- Review: Cosmos
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