Northern Paradise
When most people go to Bali, they head to the white sand beaches of the south or the central foothills in and around Ubud. But these parts of the island […]
Tag Archives: Hotels
Around the Peninsula
For our first day of road tripping, we decided to go around the Coromandel Peninsula. The first thing that we learned when driving here is that New Zealand is much […]
To Market, To Market, to Buy a Fat Marigold
Bangkok, where I traveled for a conference, is a sprawling, unplanned mess of a city. Some people find it charming because while it has grown, it has retained many of […]
The Pool on Top of the World
Prescott gave me an amazing Christmas present: a night at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel! The Marina Bay is remarkable for many reasons, the most notable of which is probably […]
On the Beach
We’ve moved from the island of Bohol to the island of Panglao, and though that transition involved no more than a short drive over a bridge, it feels like we’re in […]
If You Think You’re Having Fun …
Prescott and I journeyed to the Philippine island of Bohol today! Getting here was quite a project – it involved a taxi to a flight to a taxi to a […]
Scholars & Sportsmen
St. Andrews is famous for two things: its university and its golf course. We had ample time to see both, since we were there to see the former and were […]
Arriving in Ta Xia
I’ve been in China! Last week, I spent five days in rural Fujian Province on an Interim Semester Trip, part of the curriculum at Singapore American School. In February, […]
Tea in the Mountains (again)
There have been relatively few memorable hotels in my life, but this one definitely makes the list. We spent last night reading by the fire, which was a huge treat after […]
Higher Up in the Highlands
We ended our Thanksgiving yesterday with a visit to the Dining Room at the Cameron Highlands Resort, which is a white tablecloth, dress code kind of place. It felt Thanksgiving-y, […]
