Comfort Foods: A Global Pastry Journey

Pastries. Of any kind. Sweet or savoury. Filled with chocolate, cinnamon or cheese. A fresh chocolate croissant. A warm, tangy, chewy cheese croissant. A fluffy butter croissant topped with homemade jam. A cinnamon bun smothered in icing. Nutella Crepes. A sticky pecan butter tart. Flaky layers of a Millefeuille Alle Fragole . Spanakopita pie. And…

Phuket, Thailand – Moments

Sunset, Karon Beach Interesting Trees Souvenir Shops in Patong We bought three of the wood-carved twisted, bizarre  faces!!  We noticed the name of the shop after the fact…..very fitting for the area!!  ðŸ˜‰ Interesting Decor Umbrellas hanging above the entrance of a restaurant.  An ice cream shop with a close up of gum drops sold within….

Phuket, Thailand – Wat Chalong Temple

Wat Chalong Temple After visiting The Big Budda, we continued on to visit the Wat Chalong Temple.  This, the largest of Phuket’s temples, houses a splinter of bone from Buddha.  As we walked the grounds, fireworks were lit and exploded in unique furnaces.  We weren’t sure of the significance of this, but it sure was…

Phuket, Thailand – Riding Bareback on LuLu the Elephant

Moral Dilemma This was a moral dilemma. It was so, SO exciting to ride an elephant – bareback at that!!!! An experience I will never forget because it was a teenager dream Indiana Jones inspired adventure come true…. BUT…. Only if the elephants are treated ethically. Most of the Tripadvisor feedback of elephant safaris in…