Blessed By a Monk
I saw Big Buddha from a distance and knew I had to see it up close. I’ll be honest: I know very little about Buddhism, but was fascinated by the […]
Category Archives: Phuket
Leonardo? Where are You?
My husband really wants to pronounce Phuket with the “f” sound “ph” makes for us. But in Thailand, “ph” sounds like “p.” He’ll have to settle for the fun of […]
The Bite of the Tiger (Travel Theme: Laughter)
It was the weirdest, most thrilling, absurd morning of my life. After traveling for 24 hours on a plane and only getting 3 hours of sleep, I found myself at […]
Phuket – I’m Riding an Elephant!
Thailand seems almost synonymous with elephants. Everywhere I went in Phuket, there were t-shirts with elephants on them, baby elephants to feed, and opportunities to ride elephants. It is their national […]
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