Asia 2011 was our longest, hardest and most rewarding adventure. The pain and pleasure of being a family of four cramped together in small cars, Asian hotel rooms and jammed public transportation was only exceeded by the challenges and rewards of experiencing some of the planets oldest and most developed civilizations in remote places and intense steamy heat.
China, Thailand, Cambodia: The Asia 2011 Family adventure itinerary
Categories: Cambodia, China, Pakistan, Thailand
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2010 Cancerpalooza Extravaganza
So much fun, you’ll want cancer too.
Cancer sucks. Cancer the second time sucks a lot worse. What’s a girl to do?
She throws parties, glams like a movie star, treats the kids to endless fun, and suffers through the horror with life-affirming verve and snarky indignance at the nasty disease.
She makes it – cancerpalooza. ‘What’s Cancerpalooza?’ you ask? Read it here…
(If you only read two posts, read the beginning and the end to get a sense of the heartbreak and fear, and love.)
Categories: Breast Cancer, Cancerpalooza
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Condoms and Creepy Zoos in Bangkok: Days 32-35: Asia, Thailand, Bangkok
The greatest thing about traveling for a month or more, is that you really miss home. It feels like vacation when you get there. On the Bangkok Skytrain, Lily laughs and talks about how excited we are to see our dog, Monty, again soon. This is our last day before we head home and we are catching a few of Bangkok’s sights.
Compared to some of the adventure we’ve had, it’s routine even cheesy stuff. But it’s good to wind down a little as we prepare to reenter the United States and our ‘normal’ lives.
I Kissed Mother Nature and She is Hairy: Day 33 Asia – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Joy is all around us and in our hearts. The four of us just spent 30 minutes in the Chiang Mai airport bathrooms changing from damp bathing suits into clothes suitable for airplane travel. Tonight we are going back to Bangkok, the final stop on our awesome journey.
As we sit at the ‘Ritazza’ coffee joint drinking cappuchinos and smoothies, the conversation is light. Lily giggles. Trish is smiling from ear to ear. We are still high, floating on the experience of the day. Today was not ‘normal’ adventure travel. Today we met mother nature herself.
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Ma Nature is not beautiful by any human standard. In fact, she’s leathery and has hairs like a wire-brush and a trunk that has 40,000 muscles. I’ll start from the beginning…
Snuff films in Chiang Mai? How to pick a husband? Inside this issue! – Thailand – Asia Day 31-32
We arrive around 10am from Bangkok to the Chiang Mai airport. It’s a relief to have a domestic flight after so many international entries and exits. Chiang Mai is only a short three day visit, most of which will be work time. It’s a beautiful spot, and surprisingly cool compared to everything else we’ve done.
The girls jump in the pool at the Rimpling Village hotel, which seems busy but not crowded. They are one of the top rated trip advisor spots and impress us with their efficiency and attentiveness. It’s not an amazingly beautiful or charming place, but it seems perfect for families looking for an inexpensive hotel.
Our first day in Chiang Mai is unremarkable. Trish works while watching the kids at the pool, and I head to the office. Read more
Categories: Thailand
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