Categories
- Are you game?
- Cool places to stay
- Eats
- Entertainment
- General Travel
- Health & Wellness
- How to travel around the world with just a carry-on
- A word about my sponsor
- Bedraggled, but not broke
- Buying the ticket
- Capetown, South Africa
- First-timer does Vegas
- Hyderabad, India
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Los Angeles
- Maldives, Indian Ocean
- Packing for 3 climates
- Qatar, Middle East
- Ready, set, freak out
- San Diego
- Tasmania and Yarra Valley, Australia
- The journey begins
- I Heart NY
- Let's Paws: I break for critters
- Life: The biggest journey
- New Zealand
- Trains
- Trains, planes and ferries
- Tropical Paradises
- Uncategorized
- Unusual museums
- Where would you like to go?
Meta
Tag Archives: Eastern & Oriental Express
How to travel light and still look presentable
I just came across a tale that reminds me of me to the very extreme when I travel. And why I love travel so darn much. Because it really is the best learning experience you’ll ever have. Meet Mike Spencer … Continue reading
Posted in How to travel smart
Tagged Eastern & Oriental Express, Lisbon, Maldives, travel packing
Leave a comment
Does this hotel offer offend you?
Wanna know what you think about this. Being a woman and all, this promo for a Mexican hotel hawking a special section for females only definitely got my attention. Mind you, I never think about my gender unless I’m headed … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes: Bridge on the River Kwai
Before my journey aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express ended in Bangkok, we stopped on the real bridge on the “Kwai” river in Thailand. If you’ve seen the famous British movie, you have a general idea of what went on … Continue reading
Georgetown, Malaysia: One big museum
As I mentioned, most of what I saw on the Eastern & Oriental Express was from the train. But it was nice to get out and mingle with the real world for a little while. We stopped in Malaysia and … Continue reading
Asia Chronicles: Managing to stay out of trouble in Singapore
I’m not trying to be funny. Everything I knew about Singapore — the jumping off point for my recent adventure aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express — was what everyone else seemed to know, too. That American kid who was … Continue reading
Bangkok: But boss, I want to stay on de train
It’s over. My magic carpet ride, so to speak, on the Eastern & Oriental Express train. Started in Singapore, ended in Bangkok. Three days and two nights. (Are you keeping score? Because I’m losing track.) Bangkok is where I’m at … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Eats, Trains, planes and ferries
Tagged Bangkok, desserts, Eastern & Oriental Express, food, Singapore, train travel
Leave a comment
Toto, I don’t think this is Penn Station
Waiting to board the Eastern & Oriental Express train at the Regent hotel in Singapore. No, that’s not where I stayed … Now boarding, and my computer battery is in its death throes. Lateh.
Lugging my seriously jetlagged self onto Oriental Express train
I’m off to the Singapore train station to board the Eastern & Oriental Express train to Thailand. There’s no Wi-Fi on the train, so I’ll let you know how it went when I resurface in Bangkok, where I’m spending a … Continue reading
Posted in Asia
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Eastern & Oriental Express, fish head curry, No Reservations, Singapore, travel
Leave a comment
With vintage hat in hand, ready for Eastern & Oriental Express
I’m packing even as we speak for my Asian adventure. First things first: rounding up the necessary electrical adapters. Hey, that might not be first on your list, but when faced with the prospect of not having the right plug … Continue reading
Posted in Asia
Tagged Eastern & Oriental Express, electrical adapters, equator, pillbox hat, Singapore, Spanx, Thailand, Vietnam, Vintage hats
Leave a comment