Avoiding Happy Songkranners
I head out early to scout around. There is nobody on the street, so I am safe, for the moment, from the happy Songkranners. But the streets of Surawong are deserted. This is the most important day of Songkran, and it appears that...
Isn’t This What Travel and Discovery is All About?
Bye Bye Bangkok and Thailand We have seen many different and wonderful things here, and both marvel at and question the relaxed views on sex in Thailand. We would comment daily on the number of young men and women on the arms of...
Night-Time Arrival: Mumbai
We arrived at Mumbai airport about 9:30 last night. We were met at the airport by a driver and our contact here in Mumbai, and we drive the very short drive to our hotel. The condition of the streets reminds us of both Bali and...
Early Morning Prayers
We are on the road by 8:00 this morning with a “hail” to the honking car drivers of India. We have learned a lot from our expert young driver Manu – he can navigate the best of the worst of Ahmebadad’s congested roads. From the...
Our Longest followsummer Travel Day
Today starts the longest travel day – days, in fact, for it is all of today and most of tomorrow – of the trip. First, we will go back to Delhi, during daylight; we don’t want to travel the bumpy back roads of India after...
A Beautiful, Sunny Day in Santorini….. In Bed
It is late when we wake – almost 12 hours of wonderful sleep. Sometime during the night, our bags arrived from Athens. Greg: What has also arrived in the middle of the night is a case of the flu for me, announced by an incredible...
The Guilt Associated with Doing Nothing
John and I have already discussed the Greek guilt associated with doing nothing except staying in bed, reading a book or writing in our journals. Even when you are in a place that is extremely beautiful, albeit cool and rainy,...
Lost, in Mykonos Town
The sun shines brightly this morning, and the day turns into one of those magnificent late spring days that you never tire of. We spend the morning walking around town, down alleys and lanes, lost, but who cares? At lunch, we sit...
Awaiting the Tourist Season in Mykonos, Greece
The cobalt blue shutters of the hotels and small pensions are being cleaned and painted in anticipation of the blitz of tourists hotly anticipated to arrive on Mykonos. Canvas is being scrubbed and hung as shade against the...
A Last Night in Mykonos
We sleep in as late as possible today, for 2 reasons. First, we indulged last night in our normal Mykonos routine. Second, we are traveling today to Istanbul, where we hook up with the small tour of Turkey that we are taking, and...