When you travel alone, it’s bound to happen, that moment when you realize that you are all alone and everything is right in your world. You are where you need to be. That happened to me when I was at Banyan Tree Resort in Phuket. I was staying in a villa with my own private…
A piece of travel wisdom I learned early on was, “Don’t set your expectations too high,” because if you do, you open yourself up to failure and disappointment. Then, I showed up in Bangkok and since my arrival everything has been more than I could ask for. From $5 massages to $6 silk purses –…
Oh, some of my favorite things in life include: fitting into a pair a jeans that I haven’t wore since college, finding those to-die-for stilettos half price, and my all time favorite…. UNEXPECTED UPGRADES!! Yes, dear readers, you have one happy jet setter sitting in Bangkok right now. Mere minutes before my flight on Thai…
by Wendy H. King Just as Corfu was Odysseus’ last stop on his way home to Ithaca, so the Ionian island was my last stop on a two-month tour of Italy and Greece. I planned to relax on Corfu’s beaches for a few days before heading to France, the last leg of my trip. I…
Beware the Brazilian consulate! I samba-ed into one the other day to apply for a visa (to Brazil- who knew?) expecting all the usual questions- have you ever tried one of our waxes? do you have proof of thong ownership? …etc. But sitting across the bulletproof glass from me was a young, utterly humorless Brazilian…
I am addicted to Google Earth. Every chance I get to play with this incredible program I will. It’s like flying across the globe sans the long lines, airplane food, lost luggage, and jet lag. All you do is type in a destination and the image of the earth starts to spin in the direction…
Where do I go after pouring my heart, soul, and wisdom out in a travel guide? Thailand! Where else? And because this writer deserves a stellar, first-class experience to soothe my aching shoulder muscles from being hunched over a computer for months and months, I’m going to spend a week at the Banyan Tree Resorts…