After a 15-hour flight, there’s nothing I want to do more than shower and climb in to bed. Or, so I thought. We’d booked the Anantara in Bangkok as a little luxury to sleep off our jet lag before backpacking around Thailand. But once we got there, we wanted to do everything other than sleep! …
Month: July 2014
It was one of those perfect London evenings best spent with friends. Lucky me, not only was a great night on the books, it was a night on the river. I went to the S.S. Atlantica, a 30s-themed boat cruise on the Thames. It was basically a combination of all the things I love in …
It was probably a gamble to fly an airline I’d never heard for my first truly long haul flight. Luckily, it paid off. Oman Air is hands down the nicest airline I’ve even flown- that includes European lines such as KLM, Lufthansa or Air France, or US airlines such as American, Delta, US or even …
I’ve never belonged to a book club, but I strongly suspect I’d really love it if I had the time to join one. Alas, I equally suspect that most book clubs would not love me as I travel so much I’d miss meetings all the time.So, I’m dreaming of joining a book club but in …
I must precede any explanation of Monday’s events with the fact that my greatest fear has always been an intruder taking me out of my bed in the middle of the night. Well, that and being witness to a life-destroying asteroid hitting the earth. As a child I couldn’t go outside at night, and when …
We stayed in Koh Pha Ngan the longest of all the places we were in Thailand, mostly because we were quite far from Haad Riin (where the Full Moon Party takes place) and had this view from our little cabana: …and breakfasts that consisted of this every morning… Ironically, though, I relaxed a little bit …
Although I got the fewest pictures, Koh Tao was probably my favorite place in Thailand. (Wait, didn’t I say that about Chiang Mai? Gah! I can’t make up my mind!) V and I on our way from Koh Nang Yuan Koh Tao is a small, relatively unblemished island, just north of Koh Phag Nan. If …
I try not to get too political anymore. There’s no better way to spike my blood pressure than a spirited political debate, and I’m getting too old and cynical to think my opinions matter much, especially in the extremely polarized American political landscape. However, yesterday the Supreme Court decided it was perfectly legal for corporations …