Mexico 2011 Day One
My vacation started with my flight from Dallas. I’m sitting in first class, enjoying a cocktail, and watching the sunset on the starboard side of the plane. After a few drinks the sun was setting on the port side of the plane. I knew something was…
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Waiting in Hong Kong
It’s Sunday night at 10:30PM. in Hong Kong. I had a 4:00AM wakeup call for my morning flight today in Chiang Mai. I went to Bangkok and then to Hong Kong. I get how in about 20 hours on Monday morning at 5:00AM.Bellow is a pictures of my favorite …
Flying First Class, Sweet!
I got home at 5:00AM Monday. It was a long journey home, but traveling in the First Class Cabin on Cathay Pacific was sure nice. There were only six seats onboard the 777. The food and service was amazing. Caviar and smoked salmon appetizer, seare…
Some Random Pictures in Bali
The picture above is of peanut butter and honey jaffle. They also have egg, cheese and Avocado. It’s two pieces of bread cooked in a waffle like machine. I had about 1000 jaffles. This is a 3 story wooden horse being built for the cremation of a k…
The Temple Goa Gajah outside Ubud, Bali
This is the entrance to the cave with the three phallic looking fertility stones. This last photo is of Tirta Empul. The word “tirta” (derived from the Sanskrit) means “water”, and ” Empul” is a Balinese word that means “spring”. Balanese regard t…
Ubud
Hi Everyone, Today is actually Friday, October 22nd. So it looks like I am officially 12 days behind on my journal. (thanks in no small part to my frustrating time with IWeb). When given the choice of work on the website, or play…… Play always…
The last day in Sunur
What’s that movie, “If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium”? or something like that? I see it has been over a week since my last Blog entry. My decision to create a blog on iWeb has proven to be just too much damn work while on vacation. The website …
Relaxing at Villa Sabandari Ubud
After spending 3 nights at the beach town of Sanur, Bali, I have moved to the mountains of Ubud for a couple of days. I found this great hotel owned by a Belgium couple named Dirk and Saar. It is only 10 months old and has 6 rooms. The site and bu…
I have arrived in Bali
This is how my day started. A 6:00am walk along the beach. I felt I was settling to island time. The day was looking pretty good. I decided to walk back along the street instead of the beach. It turned out to be a bad idea. This is the house the a…