January 22,2025 continued. After lunch we strolled the back streets to the waterfront to catch a long tail boat for a cruise down the ChaoPhraya River. That’s the Wat Arun temple across the river…it dominates the landscape. We waited on the dock for our boat to arrive. Pok made the arrangements the night before, and...
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January 22,2025 Symphony docked in Laem Chabang. It’s a super busy port, and about a two hour drive to Bangkok. Because the ship was docked overnight, and to optimize our time, we planned to stay overnight in the city. Here’s the view from our balcony That’s Timmy in the background …our guide Pok greeted us...
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January 21,2025 We woke to mist and fog in the Bay of Thailand We anchored off the coast of Koh Samui Pastries and yogurt in our cabin We tendered to shore just before noon Our guide Noona and her driver Tony were waiting for us…she sent us her photo via WhatsApp and we sent her...
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January 18, 2025 We rarely eat breakfast on embarkation mornings…but we couldn’t pass up a final opportunity to say good bye to the morning staff at Fiamma. Truffle goat cheese again! Timmy had a special request omelet: Duck breast and bell pepper …he loved it! We checked out and Jamie and Tan drove us to...
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January 17,2025 We check the weather everyday and every day the radar looks something like this: Prior to our third and last full day in Singapore, we managed to escape all but light sprinkles on our tours. Fingers crossed that the trend holds. Breakfast in Fiamma …Timmy started off his day with two bowls of...
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January 16,2025 Jamie and Koh fetched us at 5:30 pm and we headed off to Gardens by the Bay, a botanical attraction. It’s hard to describe Gardens by the Bay. I hope these photos capture the experience. But before I begin, I need to clarify our driver’s name. Yesterday when Jamie introduced us, we heard...
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January 16,2025 We fell asleep yesterday around 5:00 pm, fully expecting to awaken between 8:00 and 9:00 and head to dinner at one of the restaurants here at Capella. Well we never woke…at midnight I checked the time and rolled right back to sleep until 3:30 ish, when we both briefly awakened. Timmy pulled his...
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January 13, 2025 Our driver fetched us at 5:30 pm and we made remarkably good time during rush hour to JFK. Check in at Singapore Air was a breeze…it took us longer to walk from the counter to Clear/TSA Pre-Check Security line. And that was also easy peasy…having both Clear and Pre-check is worth every...
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If you’ve been reading this blog for longer than ten minutes, you know that I love Timmy, our LoveBugs and Christmas…pretty much in that order. So although I dreaded the three day drive back to New York, I was excited to return. The drive itself was uneventful. We enjoyed dinner at Aldo’s Kitchen in Alexandria,...
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December 2024 The first days of December found me walking at Ufer Park. I don’t always see herons at the park, so when I do, I feel like I’ve won the lotto. Being able to enjoy warm(ish) weather and sunshine in December is such a gift. One of our favorite Sarasota restaurants is Classico, it’s...
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