Tag Archives: Thailand

Budget Beach Getaways

Sure, you can save a bundle by driving a small car to the coast and spending your entire winter vacation living out of tent that you’ve pitched on the beach.  However, there are a slew of other ways you can score a budget-friendly beach getaway without having to go to extremes.   Beach packages are readily available to a host of sunny destinations, including Hawaii, Mexico, California and the Caribbean.  The trick to saving more than a few pennies on these tropical getaways is to have social media platforms work for you.  By signing up for alerts from airlines, hotels … Continue reading →

Tropical Island Getaways

With winter fast approaching now is the time you should be finalizing your escape plan from your upcoming snow shoveling duties. After all, who wants to spend an entire winter dealing with ice and snow when you could be frolicking on a sugar sand beach, plunging yourself in cobalt blue waters, and soaking up the sun’s tropical rays at an exotic locale? I’ve spent dozens of blogs detailing the many fine attributes of the Hawaiian Islands, but if you are looking for a sunny destination that offers more privacy you might consider traveling to the following tropical isles: Huahine Located … Continue reading →

The King and I (1956)

“The King and I” began as the true story of Anna Leonowens, a widow who went to Siam to teach English to the children of the King. She first wrote “The English Governess at the Court of Siam” in 1870, three years after she left Thailand. In 1872, she wrote “The Romance of the Harem”. These two books were the inspiration for Margaret Landon’s 1943 book “Anna and the King of Siam,” after which the 1946 Rex Harrison movie was patterned. Then another movie was made, a musical which starred Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. This movie so insulted the … Continue reading →

Travel Tidbits

The following are two travel-related stories that seem hard to believe, but it turns out they are 100% true. Each story contains a lesson… and at least a couple of laughs. What Not To Do On A Luggage Carousel How many children do you know who would love to jump on an airport’s luggage carousel and go for a ride? Okay, now, how many adults do you know who would like to do the same? If you too have wondered what would happen if you took a spin on the luggage carousel at your local airport—here’s the answer: you would … Continue reading →