We now live in Dun Laoghaire, co Dublin, Ireland, on the seafront, in a big old house with our two sons Conor and Eoin (Irish spelling for "Owen").

Long ago, in a land far, far away, Jane and I met while working for the same company (Computer Sciences Corporation, or CSC), and decided to see the world.

We worked together in Montreal for two years, then moved to Asia in November 1994.  We worked in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and finally in Indonesia, leaving Jakarta in March 1999.

Jakarta: the people are great; the island we were on (Java) is a cornucopia of culture and history ... We chartered a boat twice, with friends: once we sailed up through the 'Thousand Islands' (actually only a few dozen); another time we went out to Krakatoa (which is west of Java).

At one time I would have said that Jakarta was my favourite place.  However, over the months, as I have had time to reflect, I have come to realize that in reality, each of our stops had it's pluses and minuses, and that Jakarta, particularly after the events of the last year we spent there, is less appealing than I once thought ...  

Jane

"I'm Irish: I grew up in Dublin with four sisters. I enjoy sailing, reading, and music. In the last five years, I've lived in Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Taipei, and Jakarta. So I guess I like travelling, too ..."

Ian

"I'm Canadian. I was born in Paris, but I was restless, and so after six months I moved to Aurora, just north of Toronto.  My parents came along too ... My interests include sailing, skiing, exploring, and staring at computer monitors. Jane and I intend to do a circumnavigation, beginning in 2000."