Athens . Greece . Reviews
5 Top Places to Eat in Plaka
On May 24, 2017 by MegEating. It’s one of the best parts of travel as far as I’m concerned. There are always new tastes and surprises, and often a completely new food that becomes a repeated treat during my stay, and a special memory. As you know from my map of things to do in Plaka, Athens, eating in Plaka
Travel Writing
Sometimes You Shouldn’t Translate the Menu
On May 10, 2017 by MegMuch of the travel happening in our family recently has been the husband traveling for work. Sadly, I have only been able to hitch a ride along once, since life and school and lessons and all still have to go on here at home. This does, however, lead to some of the most amazing emails and
Bangkok . Thailand
Lunch in Ayutthaya
On April 23, 2017 by MegMy husband, who has gone from Mr. Meat and Potatoes when we met and got married, to Mr. Texting Me Pictures of Silkworm Larvae and Octopus Balls (I’m not being crude there, that’s what it’s called on the menu.) when he is eating out for business travel, order this over our hosts frantic objections and warnings.
Bangkok . Thailand
Snacking Through the Back Soi
On April 2, 2017 by MegIt seems many of our memories of Thailand revolve around food. (Come to think of it, a lot of our memories of a lot of our travel revolve around food. Note to self, examine our family’s relationship with food…) Anyway! On this particular day, we took a walk down an easy-to-miss back street, near the
Bangkok . Reviews . Thailand
Schnitzel off Khao San: Shoshana Restaurant
On March 9, 2017 by MegAs we left Wat Pho, our friend had an idea for what he assured us would be a great, inexpensive lunch: Shoshana Restaurant. He was also confident this was easily walkable. Ok, the first part was quite true – yummy lunch. No arguments there. The second part… well, let’s say that it can be walked, from
Thailand . The Islands
Koh Kood Relaxation
On January 9, 2017 by MegThis day on Koh Kood was to rest, relax, and enjoy the beautiful tropical weather. And to have what turned out to be maybe the best meal we had out in a restaurant our whole trip. The meal we compared the other meals to… but we’ll get to that. We had anchored off the coast
Bangkok . Thailand
A Peek Outside the Bubble
On December 17, 2016 by MegWe are doing surprisingly well with jetlag, which is helping this whole transition a lot. We are still waking up (really) early, but even with that we are lasting until 9pm. At some point I expect we will hit a wall, but until then, we’re just going with it. Today that meant a golf cart