From Siem Reap we flew to Saigon. After we got through Customs, we saw our guide’s smiling face. His name is Khoi. He is nice and friendly. After a little drive, we made it to the hotel. Since we have stayed at so many Marriotts and Renaissances, we were up on the 15th floor, facing Read More …
Praha is beautiful, and, at night, the city glows with light. Our apartment is about 100 meters from this big river and a famous bridge, called the Charles Bridge. In the river, there are some little islands. There is one on the other side of the bridge from our apartment. It is called Kampa Island. Read More …
Germany was beautiful, but I could never live there. There is way too much smoking. This is the bad thing about Germany. Everywhere, people are smoking. We stayed in a bed and breakfast, and, it was a non-smoking place, but, still, in the restaurant outside, there was smoking and it came up to our room. Read More …
We went to the Ice Bar. It was in a hotel. They gave you big gloves and a fur lined poncho and hoodie to wear, and everything is made out of ice in there. The bar, the chairs, even the glasses that you drink out of are made out of ice. It was pretty cold Read More …
I think Copenhagen is the best city we have been to on the trip. It is really clean and pretty and they have canals where you can ride boats to go to the mall, or see the highlights of town. We went to the summer solstice celebration. It had lots of bonfires lit in the Read More …
Almost the whole time we have been in Ireland, we have not seen any kids. In Ireland, not many kids go to dinner with their parents because they have bad manners. The parents don’t want to get humiliated of their kids’ bad manners. The other reason is maybe that the recession here is very Read More …
Our first trip to the grocery store in Reykjavik, and, at the very front of the store, where all the tourists can see, they stock the junk food. Popcorn in a red, white and blue back, and these: “Wow, is there an American with great hair in here?” Interjections count: 2 First impressions of Read More …
What remains a favorite book in our world provides us with these guiding words: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you Read More …
Last night at our incredible “Bon Voyage” soiree, numerous people gaped in disbelief that a female person* can travel with everything she needs for a year in a 14x9x22 carry-on bag. Here is what fits in my bag**: Packing List: 3 pairs shoes – light hikey, Mary Janes, workout shoes 5 pr socks – Read More …
In Snoop’s interminable quest to define everything mathematically, I thought I’d have him answer the following questions before we leave: 1. How many miles will we travel (do not include on foot)? 40,000 a. How many kilometers is that? 64,000 2. How many countries will we visit? 37 a. What is the square root of Read More …
