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So we were off to Ao Nang, across the bay in the height of wet season, at the whim and mercy of the winds! And it was fine.
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When preparing for a trip, it is inevitable you will either underpack or overpack. Both are terrible. Both are a cause of suffering.
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When I remember Phuket, I remember a constant temperature of 88 degrees with wet-bulb conditions fit to baste a turkey;
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You may have thought we were dead. You may have thought we had gone down on a plane over the Indian Ocean. You may have thought we’d completely fallen off
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Well, well, well. What have we been up to? Excellent question. As of Saturday night we are back on the northern side of the earth for the first time since
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‘Hanuman, White Monkey. Hanuman.’ The shopkeeper’s persistent words pleased me as I gazed at the brass statue of the Monkey-God Hanuman.
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This is a story of bad decisions, failure, and – ultimately – redemption. Shortly after my arrival, Kai mentioned in passing the ‘Auckland Beer Mile,’
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I have left the room and the elevator has just passed the floor and am I taking the stairs, four floors of a spiral open to the depths with smooth stone steps
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‘We should go to a rugby game!’ exclaimed my wife. ‘We don’t know anything about rugby,’ I replied. ‘It’ll be fun! I found this video so we can learn!
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As a people west of the Rockies, we are accustomed to having Mexican fooderies. We are accustomed to salsas and guacamole on demand.