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The Journey Begins
San Francisco to Taipei to Bangkok to Koh Samui. Believe me, it was a LOOOONNNNGGG day. The trip started with the carry-on luggage Nazi of China Airlines in San Francisco. I had two carry-ons – my rolling laptop bag, plus my “purse,” which contained my DSLR, my longer lens, my point-and-shoot camera, my jewelry, my cash, … Continue reading
I’ll Fly Away
Another vacation – another weekend that I’ll spend doing laundry and packing. About half of my packing is done, but I need to do a load of laundry today to finish it up. The things that I procrastinate most about are packing the toiletries (which have to be done last, anyway) and deciding which presents … Continue reading
First Full Day in New Orleans
Contrary to my usual habit of waking up early wherever I am in the world, I crawled out of bed sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. My breakfast consisted of left over bread pudding. Scrumptious! Since there was nothing in particular on the agenda, I headed to Jackson Square and into St. … Continue reading
Coffee, Tea or Me?
A single woman traveling alone faces many obstacles that male travelers, couples, families or groups of friends do not. What reminded me of this was another blog where a woman discussed her experiences with Couchsurfing. Couchsurfing is a website where you can offer up your place for someone to stay for a few days for … Continue reading
Return to the Land of Smiles and the Island of the Gods
Even though cruising the Greek Isles briefly crossed my mind as my major vacation for later this year, it would still be much more expensive than going to Southeast Asia. Thus, my plans are to return to Thailand (but NOT over-touristy Phuket) and, yes, to Bali. I’m willing to give Thailand another try – in … Continue reading
Calgon,Take Me Away!
Do you remember that commercial? (If you do, you’re showing your age!) A long soak in some Calgon bath salts definitely takes me away for a limited amount of time, but certainly never far enough away! With the start of the new year and the knowledge that I have an additional THREE more days of … Continue reading
Pau
In Hawaiian, pau means the end or to finish. My mini Hawaiian vacation is over and I’m back in the land of the pale, so it seems appropriate for this post. Without going into any great detail about the trip, let’s break it down like this. Cons: My arriving flight was delayed, my plan to take … Continue reading
Hey, Shorty, It’s My Birthday!
After my all day motorcycle tour with Son, I showered up and met the Aussies, J. and L., at our usual spot. I actually sat at a table in the front while waiting for them. When they walked up, they had two other Aussies with them, M. and J2, whom they’d also met at a … Continue reading
The Trail to Hanoi
Tuesday night couldn’t come soon enough. Even though my flight to Taipei was at 1:35 a.m. and they advise everyone to be there at 11:30 p.m., I was there about 9:55 p.m. Even so, there must have been at least 100 people already in line before me. It took me approximately an hour and 10 … Continue reading