Month: August 2011
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Indonesia: Bali – Day 2
After a very late start to the day, we headed out to enjoy the beautiful sun. Our first stop was to get a scooter – then our new freedom opened up places to explore! [sthumbs=3889|3890|3891|3892|3893|3894|3895|3896|3897|3898,max,3,y,center,]
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Indonesia: Jakarta – 1 & Bali – Day 1
We arrived late at night in Jakarta and did not explore or see much other than the route to and from our hotel. There wasn’t much draw for us to spend time in a big, dirty city… [sthumbs=3874|3875|3876|3877|3878,max,3,y,center,] Mostly, we were ready to get ourselves to Bali and see some sun! So, here are some…
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_I’ll Walk Alone_
_I’ll Walk Alone_ by Mary Higgins Clark It may be time for me to give up these books…or maybe I should just be glad I have read almost all Clark’s books and others like it so that I do not feel a need to read them all the time. I think last time I read…
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Bangkok – 2 & 3
The second day in Thailand was quiet. We found Secret Recipe in the Siam Paragon food court. It was our regular eating locale when went to Kuching, Malaysia a couple of years ago. So, of course, we had to eat there. Then, while R went to his dental appointment I explored the shops and had…
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_Catch-22_
_Catch-22_ by Joseph Heller Although I know that many people read this book in high school or early college days, it was never on my reading list. So, over the years I would read or hear references to characters or phrases from the novel along with the title itself being used commonly in literary/academic/colloquial conversations,…
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Bangkok – 1
Most of our first of a couple short days in Bangkok was spent recovering from our lat night arrival and relaxing in the hotel. I did manage to use the treadmill, which was a nice return to getting some exercise. In the evening we headed to Siam Paragon (no pics…) on the Skytrain and had…
