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Ao Nang, part 1

After our three days in Bangkok we flew south to Pranang Bay and the small resort town of Ao Nang. There we rested a bit in the hotel spa before…

Bangkok, part 2

The second segment of our Bangkok story involves a tour we took one day to see several Buddhist temples and the Grand Palace. The tour was fascinating and our introduction…

Bangkok, part 1

Ok, so I’m still way behind. But this weekend is for catching up. So here is the story of our November trip, Thailand. We spent 10 days in the land…

Berlin

Sometimes we pick a destination because we’ve always dreamed of visiting there, and sometimes we just check the specials and see what’s most affordable. For the August bank holiday we…

Dublin

Sorry things haven’t been appearing here in the timely manner you’ve come to expect. I do have a backlog, so don’t think that we’ve gotten soft. Back in July we…

Prague

Recently in the news because it was submerged for almost a week, the capital city of the Czech Republic was warm and dry when we visited in late June. A…

We’ll miss you, Jeff

For those of you who spent time around Gammage Auditorium or a certain seedy apartment near downtown Tempe a decade ago, you probably remember Jeff Nored. Jeff worked backstage at…

A trip to Richmond

After we returned from Italy we spent a weekend with our friends Yvonne and Brian at their flat in the west London borough of Richmond. We ate dinner at their…

Venice

Our Italian tour concluded with three days in Venice, the gateway to the Orient. The city was capital of an independent state until 1866, when it joined with the Kingdom…

Florence, part 2

We spent one morning in Florence at the Palazzo Pitti, a former residence for the ruling Medici family that is now a museum and public garden. The museum is home…