Every day can be the trip of a lifetime.
If you told me ten years ago that I'd be traveling to Bangkok, Thailand on a regular basis I would never have believed it. It was the second country we visited in 2018 on our year-long travels. We arrived after three months in India and I was immediately struck by the sense of order as … Continue reading Tea, Meditation & Philanthropy in Bangkok
We took off a week ago, hopped on the bus to Logan Airport, and caught the first of our many flights for this Summer's trip to Asia. I made a last minute pitch to Laurie to upgrade to Qatar Airways "Q-Suite" for the first leg of flight - a long twelve hour journey. She approved. … Continue reading A Week on the Road – 3 Countries and it Feels Like Home
The best laid plans. Sometime after our year away (2018) we began to lay the groundwork to be away for 3 months each year during the winter. We had a backup generator installed so our sump pump and boiler would still work even if the power went out. And it does go out. We arranged … Continue reading The Best Laid Plans, Never Say Never, and Skirting the Monsoon
When I stumbled upon the Research Meditation Center inside Was Arun, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2018, I had no idea how much it would impact my life. As a student and instructor of meditation for the past 2 decades I was intrigued by the story of Hartanto Gunawan, the meditation teacher at … Continue reading Proof of Making a Difference
UPDATED: Link to donate - click here. I don't normally make resolutions for the new year. I usually just make adjustments and changes to my lifestyle on an ongoing basis. Knowing what needs to be done and doing it. But something significant happened on Monday. I opened my mouth and some words came out. I … Continue reading Why I need YOUR help with MY New Year’s Resolution
In this post I'm going to talk about 2 things. The first is the cost of travelling internationally vs. the cost of living in the U.S. The second is the cost and options for living/retiring in the countries I've visited. The cost of travelling internationally vs. the cost of living in the U.S Occasionally … Continue reading The Cost of Travelling, Living, Retiring & Snow-birding Abroad.
There is so much in Thailand that you could take a vacation here every year and visit a different place and have a different experience, and a wonderful one at that. There are islands and beaches and cities and villages and elephants and rivers and food and people. As alluring as beaches and islands sound I've … Continue reading 4 Things I Really Loved About Bangkok
Nani Ma. Ganga Prem Hospice. Rishikesh, India. (November 2017) When we arrived in India in mid November, 2017, our first hangout was Rishikesh. Rishikesh is known as the world capital of Yoga and sits along the banks of the famous Ganges River, known as "Ganga Ma". It's a place overrun with Yoga tourists, cows, monkeys, … Continue reading 3 remarkably inspiring people I’ve met in 4 months of traveling.
One of the most popular tourist things to do in Thailand is to visit a bunch of Wats. A Wat is a Buddhist temple or monastery and there are tens of thousands of them in Thailand. In our quiet neighborhood of Lat Phrao, just a 2 minute walk from our apartment, lies Wat Lat Phrao. … Continue reading A visit to the giant reclining Buddha, and a pleasant surprise.
It's a laid back day for us in Bangkok, Thailand which means we're hanging out, catching up on business stuff, doing laundry and sorting through photos and videos. There's a nice, quiet coffee shop next to our apartment and we're the only ones here. It's tucked away in our quiet neighborhood and only open weekends. … Continue reading Taxis, music, dancing, cooking & other monkey business. #videos
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