March 20, 2018 - This is a great story. This is ‘The Golden Buddha’ of the Wat Traimit Temple. They call him that because unlike other...

March 19, 2018 - Through a New York Times article we found ‘The Authors’ Lounge’ at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the banks of the Chao...

March 18, 2018 - This is the ‘Reclining Buddha’ at the Wat Pho Temple near the Royal Palace. If you stood him upright he would be 155...

March 17, 2018 Do you ever wonder what happened to Val Kilmer after he did his Batman movie? Mr Kilmer pulled up on his Bat cycle and...

March 16, 2017 - We arrived in Bangkok , Thailand. This splendid edifice is ‘Wat Arun’ Temple in Bangkok - The Temple of the Dawn. It...

March 13, 2018 - Ever since Alex Garland’s seminal 1996 novel “The Beach”, Thailand has been a magnet for vagabond travelers in search of...

March 12, 2018 - ok mystery solved. The picture below is the pond outside our bungalow. Pretty right? For the last three nights there...

March 12, 2018 - I was having trouble deciding which story to tell today. There are the cicadas that take performance enhancing drugs...

March 11, 2018 - Colleen has recovered and thanks for all the well wishes We spent the entire day at our bungalow as Colleen nursed to...

March 10, 2018 - Well it finally happened. My poor Colleen got food poisoning last night. She is better this morning. We narrowed it...

March 10, 2018 - Here is another look at these iconic Thai Long Tail boats as we visit Phranang Beach. Their engines all sound different...

March 9, 2019 - They have one rule here. ‘Do not feed THE monkey’. However, there are way more of them than just one . We found these on...

March 8, 2018 - We took a walk this morning around the cliff base where we are staying. I began to hear loud and distinct hooting calls....

March 7, 2018 - It is evening here at Railay Beach on the West coast of Thailand. It is still hard to believe we are here. We will be...

March 6, 2018 - We made it to Thailand! Much more tomorrow. We had dinner on the beach and everyone had a napkin! We are not actually at...

March 5, 2018 - Our last night in Singapore. Walked along the harbor. The is the “Merlion” - The symbol or mascot of the country. So as...

March 4, 2018 - This is a beautiful Buddhist temple in Singapore that was built in 1980 in the Teng dynasty style. Here is the thing- it...

March 3, 2018 - Quieter day today. We went to the National Orchid Center and saw the strangest flower I have ever seen. This is ‘Tacca...

March 4, 2018 - This is the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. It is an icon here in Singapore. I show it to ask an interesting question -...

March 2, 2018 - Singapore sent Cheyenne Goh to the Winter Olympics this year. Cheyenne was the only athlete to represent this tiny...