‘Voyageurs’ Archives
Seafood savouriness in ‘Ramshackle Town’
This week we finally got around to taking the scooter out to the nearby fishing village or as our friend Drew likes to call it 'Ramshackle Town'. From what I can see on the web, this fishing hub provides most of the fresh catch for all of the restaurants in Cha-am and even nearby Hua-Hin. It was definitely a picturesque locale and while not super [...]
The art of Thai Massage
So here we go...second Thai massage...fifth massage in Asia. Let me tell you good cheap massaging- it is NOT getting old. This massage was less acrobatic and more instinctual than the last one I had here. Less pain...more relaxation. More creams, more attention to detail, more ritual...just ...more. Not that the last massage I had [...]
Thailand. Take 2!
Let me just post some visuals as that is always a crowd pleaser! Food requires it's own post. It is cheap, it is good and it is EVERYWHERE! But I think I gotta go for a sunset dip in the Gulf of Siam, excuse me.
china gal in Thailand.
4 days so far in Thailand...the food is fantastic and the scenery even more so, even though I have got a really bad cold (It was already peculating before I left China) that had me spend most of one whole day inside, with the caveat that I could still see the waves lapping up on the beach through the window in my reclined position on the living [...]
Scenery…upon request. Part 1
As more friends and family and random Russian readers come upon my blog...I welcome all your comments and critiques, with love of course. I just got my first request in today from Toronto - where my dear friend is experiencing the same weather as me - sunny and cold - albeit I'd guess less polluted. He asked for more scenic pictures...and so [...]
Beijing #4 at #4 Banqiao. Christmas Edition.
Don't be fooled by the cute courtyard and drapery over the bed at 4 Banqiao Guesthouse. This was the title of the Trip Advisor review www.tripadvisor.com I just had to write for our latest stay in Beijing...and the following was the review: I thoroughly researched our options for a cute upper scale (i.e. not a hostel or cheap [...]
Beijing 1, 2, 3, 4…yes, I do, I want some more.
Beijing visit number 1 was all about connecting with friends new and old, shopping for fakes at Yangshaw market and western-style breakfasts at Grandma's Kitchen and Element Fresh....yummm!. Solo Beijing visit number 2 was all about being the tourist during the day at Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City and the night in the dark corners [...]
Getaways far and farther…
So we finally booked our tickets to Thailand last Wednesday! Pretty soon my daily view will be something like this: and less like this: Needless to say it's 5 weeks to our 5 week vacation and these 5 weeks can't go fast enough....whereas I want the impending holiday 5 weeks to last forever! Closer to home, we went on [...]