Hotel Review – JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur homer, April 22, 2025 Our hotel in KL was the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur. We chose this hotel because of its proximity to key activities we were planning to do. The hotel is across the street from one of the largest shopping malls here named the Pavilion. The mall has dozens of restaurants and… Continue Reading
Friends In Malaysia homer, April 22, 2025 We spent the day with a friend in Mayalsia who introduced us to a great restaurant at the Pavilion Mall and gave us a tour around the city. But before that we stopped by our Hello Laundry to pick up two loads of laundry. Great service and great prices! Walk… Continue Reading
Hotel Review – Le Méridien homer, April 22, 2025April 21, 2025 While in Phuket, we stayed at Le Meridien Beach Resort (a Marriott Property) and we really enjoyed out stay and the facilities. This is a fairly large sprawling resort nestled in a cove between two jungled mountains. The landscaping was immaculate during our stay. As Marriott Bonvoy Platinum members we… Continue Reading
Art Class In Kuala Lumpur homer, April 21, 2025 We started the day with a short walk to drop off laundry then headed to an art class nearby our hotel. The art piece involves using wax to create a structure on fabric then filling the outlines with paint. Melted wax and the wax “pen” to draw the wax outline…. Continue Reading
We’re In Kuala Lumpur homer, April 20, 2025 We had a fiasco with our flight and got in late to Kuala Lumpur. Early the next day we hit the mall to buy some new water resistant shoes given the rolling monsoon rains here. The mall is huge and very impressive! I bought some shoes, wallet, and got a… Continue Reading
Elephant Day Phuket homer, April 18, 2025 We started the day looking for a laundry mat and we found one that did two loads of laundry for 160 baht which is the bargain of the century! The laundry mat is Dr. Tiger Laundry if you’re in the Phuket area, they seem to be a chain with some… Continue Reading
We’re In Phuket, Thailand homer, April 17, 2025 We left Bangkok a couple of days ago and between traveling by car, boat and plane, it’s been hard to catch up on this blog with all our movements. Upon arriving in Phuket, I checked the Grab app (the “Uber” of SE Asia) and it was going to be about… Continue Reading
Hotel Review – Royal Orchid Sheraton homer, April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 We left Bangkok a couple of days ago and we left our hotel the Royal Orchid Sheraton so it’s time to do a review. The hotel is in a good location across the river from ICONSIEM shopping complex and that’s good and bad in my opinion. It’s good because it’s… Continue Reading
Weekend Stuff Bangkok homer, April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 The weekend was a whirlwind of activity and we’re only going to write about a few of the highlights. We visited the River City Bangkok which includes a wealth of art from local artists. There are many amazing things to view here and many are for sale and definitely worth… Continue Reading
Palace, Temples and More! homer, April 12, 2025 An amazing day today visiting The Grand Palace but before we get to that a few words of caution. The taxi & tuk tuk drivers have been fairly aggressive in offering rides. Most of the time, we ignore them and use Grab (the “Uber” of Asia) to get moving but… Continue Reading