Oh, welcome to the first day of spring in Saskatchewan. Much as I like a good walk in a blizzard as much as the next person, I can’t help thinking of mystical places like Shangri-La right now, where…
I’d rather be in Shangri-La
Beach scene in Koh Samui
Hey, look! It’s me on the beach in Chaweng -that amazing stretch of soft-as-ash sand on the southern Thai island of Koh Samui. Ok, I lied. That is totally not me. This is me … Ok, I lied again. Wait…
A Koh Samui Valentine
I know I’m far away in Thailand but I haven’t forgotten you on Valentine’s Day. How could I? You’re sweeter than watermelon … You’re the icing on my cholesterol-laden pastry. …
Am I the only person who hates yoga?
“You’re weak!” said the yoga teacher. “You don’t do yoga so you’re weak!” Yes, I know I am, but thanks for pointing it out. My only consolation is that the girl next to me was informed she sat like a…
Soul searching in Thailand
This running-away-to-Thailand holiday is going very well. Feel a bit guilty about ditching life at home as well as my poor beleaguered fiance (sorry, honey!) who is slogging through winter all alone, but have successfully proven that one can arrange…
Rock star elephant water
I’m mindlessly drinking a bottle of water at the airport in Bangkok, waiting for my flight to Koh Samui – an island down south – when I take a look at what I’m drinking … It’s rock star elephant…
Choosing a hotel in Bangkok
Can I just say how much I hate jet lag? And I especially hate jet lag to Asia – in this case, Thailand. Jet lag is like being stupefied by some witchy Harry Potter spell with a dose of flu…
I hardly ever eat uninformed ripened offspring
This is what happens when a travel article is lifted off the web, translated into Thai and translated back into English.