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A reluctant traveler to Asia becomes a regular
Joan and I continued our journey through SE Asia with a flight from Taiwan to Bangkok where we rented an apartment for two weeks. I’d learned a lot about Joan since our first trip to Thailand and had made adjustments to encourage future visits. They worked! By the end of our two weeks in Bangkok,…
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Love and Layovers: Taiwan
Joan once mentioned an idea for a book called “Love and Layovers” about a couple who travel the world together and share all of their adventures. While the book still warrants further development, I was inspired to give this post that title since that’s exactly what we did. Our trip to Thailand began with a…
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Inflated tips on deflated service
Young people seem so sensitive about everything, but now it’s my turn. I want to express my frustration over inflated tipping. I think there’s a disconnect between receiving money and earning money. Current tipping expectations are either the result of indulgent parenting or a lack of understanding of basic math. No matter where you purchase…
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A Fall Trip to Hood River, Oregon
Joan and I headed out again on our first tour together since Savannah. We took a group to the town of Hood River on the Columbia river in Oregon. It made for a fun challenge because most of the guests were life-long Oregonians, so we tried our best to find things that would be new…
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A trip to the Wallowas and Eastern Oregon
With our intimate Sprinter van, we headed off to see the Wallowa mountains. Traveling in a van with 10 people and no toilet necessitated extra stops, but those provided opportunities to enjoy experiences that can’t be had when traveling in a full size motorcoach. In addition to a couple extra overnights to break up the…
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Explore Thailand and Laos on a maiden voyage
A couple years ago, Joan and I did a travel presentation for our upcoming tours. At the end, someone came up to Joan and lamented, “I wish I had gone on one of Tom’s trips back when they were cheaper”. Well this December, I’m offering the chance to take one of those budget trips. In…
