The rest of Chris' Asia work trip involved long days of work and evening dinners.
He helped at a conference in Singapore (where he also presented).
He flew to Australia and then New Zealand. While he kept pretty busy with so much work, he was often exhausted and lonely.
He did have a few weekends where he had some downtime and did a little sightseeing and hiking, but that is not always so much fun to do on your own.