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 Brandon thought it looked like a tow truck or something. Oh crap! With our... Continue Reading →
We (and by we, I mean Brandon) 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... 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 →
Today was indeed a lazy day. Very lazy. Once again, we slept in till around 9:30ish (really only 7:30 back home) but today we did not have anywhere to rush out to, just, hopefully, our private cabana. While the beach has plenty of chairs the private cabana is fully shaded and provides a large beach... Continue Reading →
I slept like a rock last night. Apparently the equivalent of a bottle of champagne at dinner followed by a couple sleepy aids (and only about 3 hours sleep the night before) will do that to you. I woke up around 7ish and thought I had only been back to sleep about 10 minutes when... Continue Reading →
To say we both needed a breather would be an understatement. An extreme understatement. Life has been CRAZY for us the last couple months. We bought a new house, we combined households which means we had not just one, but two, houses to move out of, Brandon’s busy season is about to really kick off... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 