Mararrikulam North, Kerala, India – Teaching Me About Gratitude and the Essence of Beauty

I’ve been struggling the last few days during our third of six weeks in this small, southwestern coastal village in Kerala, because I’m missing the western standards of cleanliness I’m accustomed to with the added ugliness of garbage littering the sides of roads and beaches. It’s not like I didn’t know India was this way….

Phuket, Thailand – Thavorn Palm Beach Resort – A Poolside Morning

Sitting here, poolside, with an overcast sky rumbling of thunder while rain falls softly with moments of attitude, Michael and I settle deeper into vacation offerings of relaxation and bliss! Here are pictures I took this morning of the grounds of this charming hotel … S, 🇹🇭