Our little Bangkok home did not provide us a ton of rest last night. Just as we were getting ready for bed we heard a lot of commotion in the alley including people yelling, a truck, thuds. Peeking out the window B thought it looked like a tow truck or something. Oh crap! With our... Continue Reading →
We did some more research on our Hyatt Regency Manila City of Dreams where we have stayed for both our nights in Manila and figured out the reason for all the security. Apparently in 2017 some gambler got pissed off in a different hotel/casino after losing money and opened fire, killing 36 people. The hotel... Continue Reading →
Our cottage would not cool down last night. The air remained warm and stifling. I fell asleep hard and quick but around 3am found myself wide awake. Between the stuffiness of the hot cottage, the wind shaking the windows, and the angry crashing of the waves beneath us, there was no chance of falling back... Continue Reading →
One thing we take for granted is water. Clean, fresh, available, drinking water. Getting water on this island is a bit of a challenge. Thera are no plastic/disposable bottles allowed here. Instead, in the rooms they put two 24ish ounce carafes of water. I am so glad we read about this before we came because... Continue Reading →
We were both wide awake by 6am today. We were actually both awake by about 5:15 but it wasn’t until then that we acknowledged that no more sleep was to be had. We opened the windows in the loft bedroom of our cottage and found ourselves in awe of the absolute silence of the world around us.... Continue Reading →
I am beat, exhausted, tired, spent, and ready for some real rest. I slept like a rock last night, I took a sleepy pill my doctor gave me for travel and in 5 minutes flat I was out cold. So much so that I fell asleep in the middle of trying to post yesterday’s blog... Continue Reading →
It’s been a long 24 hours. I don’t recall the last time I was awake for a solid 24 hours but right now we are on hour 25 of being awake. I am ashamed over how I packed for this trip. I pride myself in my carry-on only packing. I’ve easily done two weeks in... Continue Reading →
This morning we awoke to the pungent aroma of exhaust as we slept with the windows open to make sure the natural gas didn’t kill us in our sleep. And in fact, the gas didn't kill us in our sleep so that was a plus. I can't say we were super sad to pack up.... Continue Reading →
We both felt sick and gross last night and we took our time getting up this morning. It is our last full day in Cuba and we had things we wanted to do but nothing structurally planned to hold us to any time frame. We took our time getting ready and packed my little backpack... Continue Reading →
I failed to mention in my blog last night that when we returned to our apartment the front gate to the building was locked and we had to use our key to get in. As soon as we closed the gate behind us, two men, who we had just walked past sitting on the stoop... Continue Reading →
