Today was an incredible day...we visited the many temples (wats) in Bangkok! Check it out here: http://www.bangkok.com/magazine/10-temples.htm We took a motorcycle taxi (http://www.bangkok.com/information-travel-around/motorbikes.htm) to the dock to catch the river ferry to the #9 dock to check out the National Museum. It was an interesting ride and had a wonderful surprise... we got to a dock… Continue reading Wat, another wat, and another… Bangkok Temples
Well, a huge thank you to all those of you who are keeping up and staying connected to this blog and to my food and hotel reviews on Trip Advisor and Google Guides...the ride (and travel) is about to get a lot more exciting in the next few weeks. A few of you have mentioned… Continue reading 100,000+ readers and counting…
The street vendors of Bangkok are world renowned for great, quick food! Our first street vendor meal last night did not disappoint! So, many choices and so many food carts make a wise man wonder...what will I have next? Locals take a great amount of pride in their food carts by preparing and displaying everything… Continue reading Bangkok…makes a hard man humble…and full!
Arrived Taïwan! Going to be an exciting 5 weeks. Stay in touch for a wild ride and a G Adventures fantastic tour through 4 foodie countries!
Akti Corali - Heraklion As we arrived in Heraklion we were met by Alex [George's business partner] and we asked for a room for an extra night [tonight] and of course, we were accommodated into a beautiful room looking out toward the sea of Crete. The Akti Corali is our home-away-from-home in Heraklion [Ammoudara] and… Continue reading Contented in Crete!
Yes, the timing was good to visit George! We meandered our way through the countryside of Crete enjoying the antics of the goats on the hills and reveling in the fact that just a few hours away was one of our favorite places in Greece and Crete. The Akti Corali is located right on the… Continue reading Heraklion and George’s place…
We had wondered if Lentas might be another secluded little cove with nothing much happening like our previous stop. We drove for a few hours [some dirt roads]. Situated at the bottom of a [not so good road] at the sea, was a small [not sure if it is a village in it's own right]… Continue reading A false start at Lentas
Back on the mainland of Greece We arrived in Athens at rush hour…the ferry was unloading and we could not see space on the streets at all… We wondered what to do and decided that we would make a run for it! We wove through construction at the exit to the ferry terminal and then… Continue reading Through the City of Athens…to Nea Anchialos
As you are by now well aware, we come back to Greece every few years, so, we have 'favorite' places and we also have places that we say "feels-like-home"... well Tsoutsouros is one of those places and Zorba's restaurant is our feels-like-home place to eat when we stay at the Triton Hotel. Tsoutsouros is a… Continue reading Tsoutsouros – Zorba’s & Triton Hotel
This drive was congested for part of the way from Plakias to the turn off that goes toward Heraklion. There were many cars and vans on the roads and the traffic was slow and backed up for many miles. This, of course, does not make my husband happy...when he drives...he likes to drive! But, having… Continue reading From Plakias to Tsoutsouros
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