Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • We have become creatures of the night lately and so it is rare for us to be awake before noon. However, yesterday was a slight change and so we did a little scooting around the area. Originally, we thought we might try to ride to Nusa Dua on the scooter, but the road was crazy with people whizzing by and trucks driving too close for comfort. So, in the end, we did a…

  • We have found a lovely Australian hang-out to enjoy a refreshing beverage – Bali Cider! There are apparently only two locales that sell it in the area and so we have no choice but to continue to go back …. [sthumbs=3903|3904|3905|3906,max,2,y,center,] We have also been enjoying the rooftop pool in our hotel – J Boutique Hotel – which offers a nice view of the planes coming in and out of the airport and…

  • 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,]

  • 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 more pics from our trip on the way to Bali: [sthumbs=3879|3880|3881|3882|3883|3884|3886|3887|3888,max,3,y,center,] More to come… -T

  • _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 one of her novels, back in Nov, I wasn’t as enthralled either. This story is about a woman…

  • 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 some PT pampering myself. 😀 After that, we had a late meal at a local eatery. [sthumbs=3864|3865|3866|3872|3899|3900|3867|3868,max,3,y,center,] Our…

  • _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, but I never really appreciated the references. Now, I have read it. The World War II setting and…

  • 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 dinner, dessert and then saw Transformers 3 in 3D. It was a pretty easy and chilled day/night. Just…

  • It was a long day of travel as we headed out of the Philippines to continue our holidays elsewhere. We booked our return flight out of the Boracay area from Kalibo instead of the closer airport, Caticlan. This involved a shuttle bus ride from the hotel to the Boracay port at the south end of the island. We had a slight shuttle breakdown, but we were quickly transferred to a new shuttle and…

  • Our last full day in Boracay was a bit better than the past week or so. We spotted a bit of sunshine for our last late afternoon visit to D’Mall. Before leaving, we wanted to be sure to partake of the Mango Shake that many of the tour groups were promoting. It was no lie – definitely a tasty beverage to be had! [simage=3823,200,y,center,][simage=3824,200,y,center,][simage=3825,200,y,center,] We were going to swim in the ocean at…

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