Category: trip report
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Six Most Memorable (for Better and Worse) Things We Ingested in Hong Kong
I’d love to tell you that on our three-day stop in Hong Kong, we hit all the major tourist attractions and checked them off one-by-one. Alas, that would be a lie. We did not go to Victoria’s Peak, or Lantau Island. We did not gaze in wonder at the mid-level escalators, or pose for photos…
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Singapore: First Impressions
Hey there! I’m back. Actually, I’ve been back for about a week or so, but between jet lag, and digging out of email/work/laundry, I haven’t even had a minute to start going through my photos and trip notes and coming up with some blog fodder. But, this morning’s news is reporting on the death of…
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The Quiet Charm of Positano in Winter
There’s just something about a beach town in winter. It’s a curious blend of melancholy and hope. Melancholy because the whole town is a bit deflated. It’s purpose and reason for existence is still there (the beach, the ocean) but the spirit, the visitors, are nowhere to be seen. It feels hopeful because, well, obviously,…
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Pompeii’s Erotica: If It’s in a Museum, It Must Be Art
So, apparently, Pompeii is old Italian for “penis.” Yeah, I know, right? Nobody saw that coming. But they are everywhere at the ancient Roman town-city near Naples. Pompeii has long been on my travel bucket list. Why yes, I am aware that my travel bucket list is incredibly lame. It also includes visiting 221B Baker…
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Hotel Crashing: W Hotel in Seminyak, Bali
It’s cold here in D.C., y’all. Like, eye-tearing, nose-running, teeth-achingly cold. Yes, the cold makes even your teeth hurt. It’s crazy. And I won’t even get into my whole frozen fingers and toes situation. So, with that in mind. I thought we might go back in time (to around August or so). Time to revisit…
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Hotel Crashing: Le Meridien Lav Split
I’m pretty fond of French fries. So you’d think I’d be excited about finding a French fry in our very fancy room at Le Meridien Lav Split. A singular French fry on the floor in the sitting room of our allegedly recently clean, certainly recently entered room. It became our mascot. Whenever we would leave…
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Croatian Dermabrasion: The Ancient and Improved Split
Every time I hear the word “laser,” I think of Austin Powers and Dr. Evil’s “frickin’ sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads.” Which is kind of how I now imagine Split got its recent laser makeover – sharks with laser beams trained in the fine arts of architectural preservation. I’m obviously completely…
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Hvar: Island of Hvarguments and Hvangovers (Part II)
(To read the gripping first part, click here.) We awoke the next sunny day, admitted how stupid the fight was, and moved on. We had big plans that involved laying in a cabana on a private beach club on a tiny uninhabited island. Carpe Diem not only has the most thumping open-air dance club in…