Author Archives: Tina
Knocked Off of My Bucket List
What prompted my trip to Cambodia was my question to other travel aficionados – what is the most amazing site that you’ve ever seen? About 98% responded with Angkor Wat. Machu Pichu ran a close second. Therefore, Cambodia got thrown into the midst of this year’s Thailand/Bali trip. It was time to get Angkor Wat … Continue reading
First Impression of Siem Reap
Believe it or not, after all of your patient waiting, I’m finally going to fill you in on Cambodia. My flight to Siem Reap from Denpasar via Air Asia required a layover in Kuala Lumpur. Though it was very tempting to buy an overpriced purse from Barbara Riehl at one of the shops, I parked myself … Continue reading
Songs from the Islands (Kind of)
Over Labor Day weekend, my friend, D., and I had the chance to see not one, but TWO Poly concerts. Of course, we had to pay twice, too, but we didn’t mind! Friday night started out with Maoli, my favorite Jawaiian-type band out of Maui. Both D. and I dressed very casual that night. The … Continue reading
M.I.A.
Yup, I know I’ve got some catching up to do. After the passing of my friend, I was a little out of sorts. Another person in my life was also worried about having a cancer relapse. Then I was dealing with two new male roommates moving in. That went smoothly and, although it’s only been … Continue reading
How Can the World Keep on Turning
when you’re no longer of this earth? How can the sun shine or birds sing when I can’t even get up to greet the day knowing that you’re gone? We may not have been that close, but my grief is overwhelming. Maybe it’s because your death was so unexpected. Did you suffer? Hopefully not. I … Continue reading
It’s Saturday – It Must be Seminyak
I was up kind of early on Saturday, not wanting to to wait too long to leave Ubud. Quite frankly, the longer I wait to leave Ubud, the more difficult it is. I didn’t have a driver, so simply walked outside the hotel to find a couple of guys hanging out there. They asked if … Continue reading
Friday is For…
Well, after another massage at Lily Spa, Friday was for lunch at Copper Kitchen (yup, had all 3 meals there) and more shopping. My lunch at Copper Kitchen was the Cheeseburger Sliders (black Angus beef, organic tomatoes and chipotle mayonnaise), followed by the Cereal Milk Panna Cotta (chocolate cookie base, coffee crunch). The sliders were … Continue reading
No Photos!
Though I took plenty of photos, as per my usual, they were NOT compliments of the scheduled photography tour. After someone from Honeymoon Guesthouse picked me up from A.’s house the night before and after getting up extra early to shower, pack my camera equipment AND have breakfast, the photography tour guide did NOT show … Continue reading
Bali, I’m Back!
The Wednesday morning Air Asia flight to Denpasar was without incident. It wasn’t the freak fest that it had been last year. It still felt strange landing at the new airport, which completely lacks the true Balinese ambience of the old airport. My luggage took forever to show up on the baggage carousel, but I … Continue reading