travel

Hong Kong: the Umbrella Movement

I’ve been wanting to write about the protests in Hong Kong that we witnessed in early October, and are still in situ in some areas….

the silk road

  I learn a lot from assessing my travel wardrobes after the fact that can be applied to my quotidien style. Most recently, I regretted…

the first time i saw Paris…

I can’t remember a time when I hadn’t dreamed of visiting Paris. Finally in 2007, a few months after my 50th birthday, that dream came…

just like that

Almost as if someone flipped a switch, Autumn arrived in LA. We awoke on Saturday to the sound of rain which soon cleared, and the…

jet-lag, begone!

So three days later, I’m still fighting some residual jet lag. Usually when we travel we’re going west to east, which means the potential for…

Hong Kong flânerie

We had a full day to spend in Hong Kong between our flight from Phuket and the return flight home, so decided to spend it…

postcards from Phuket

Our first lunch stop. If the gorgeous scenery and fabulous food weren’t enough, we were serenaded by Gibbons at the nearby Gibbon rescue facility. Lemongrass…

Hong Kong at random

I’m starting this post as we are waiting for our flight to Phuket, so will keep it brief and let pictures tell the story. Above,…