Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Part 3 of a 3-part series (Read Part 1 and Part 2 here).
At the appointed hour my escorts arrived and I climbed on back of the scooter. I was definitely apprehensive, but everything had worked out OK the day …
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Part 2 of a 3-part series: Part 1 is here
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
It was my 24th birthday and I waited all during dinner for some birthday wishes, maybe a bit of cake. About 10:00 pm I figured out my boyfriend wasn’t waiting to …
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
August 8, 2008, Mountains around Mongolia
Nothing was going to ruin this absolutely beautiful morning in the Mongolian mountains – the air was pristine, the view un-matched, and the scenery straight out of The Sound of Music. The whole …
Friday, May 15th, 2009
I know it’s not politically correct, or even medically healthy, but I am a sun-tanning die-hard. In fact, I consider sun tanning a lost art and I am happy to share with you …
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
I am a beach bunny to the core. I grew up within spitting distance of Malibu beach and on the Hawaiian Islands. I am an unabashed beach snob and connoisseur of sand. My judgment concerning …
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
I’ve never met a mountain I didn’t like. In fact, it was just last year that my friend Clara broke it to me that just because a volcano is there, …
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Islands off Auckland, New Zealand
Two hamburgers with fried egg, slices of beet root, carrots and pineapple, served with fries sprinkled with vinegar. I had just arrived in New Zealand (and was 14ish) and met a group of friends who …
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
San Francisco Airport, San Francisco California
OK – I know this isn’t an exotic one, but it was fierce. And I still don’t eat eel sushi to this day. I’ve never puked before (that I remember anyway) where …
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Phuket, Thailand
This one was early on in my traveling days, and yet still so vivid. I remember buying a piece of curried chicken from a transvestite at the end of the pier after arriving on the island of Phuket…in …