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My Portable Kitchen for Cooking while on the Road
Because I spend months at a time on the road, food expenses are bound to be a major part of my budget. Not only does dining out add up economically, it adds to the waist line as I tend to eat more when I go to a restaurant than I would if I was at…
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Driving on the Wrong Side of the Wrong Road in Thailand
Picking up our rental car from Chiang Mai Airport The fact that my phone announced “the GPS signal has been lost” before we even left the rental car center should have been a harbinger for things to come. I wasn’t in a position to appropriately heed the foreshadowing because all of my attention was focused…
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Getting Tested In Thailand
No, it’s not what you think! As part of the Thailand Test and Go program, visitors are required to take two Covid tests: one on arrival and one seven days later. The irony is that once you’ve tested negative for your first test, you are free to go anywhere in the country, potentially…
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Getting to Thailand: My Adventures with Joan
As my phone alarm went off, I rolled over to read a message that our flight had been delayed an hour and a half. In reality, this flight had already been delayed by three weeks. It all started when I met Joan. She’d gotten my attention by agreeing to a first date that entailed a…
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Renting a car in Mexico
I’ve always thought one of the best ways to avoid trouble in Mexico is to not drive there. This is solely based on the many horror stories I’ve heard of this country, like being stopped by bandidos on the highway or being pulled over by police to pay a bribe. Whether or not these stories…
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Mexican Hill Towns
Most people know Mexico for its beaches, like Cancun or Puerto Vallarta, but separating those two beaches is the Sierra Madre mountain range with its spine running through the center of Mexico. Not only do these mountain towns provide a way to escape the heat and humidity of Mexico’s beaches, they’re filled with culture and…
