While my tan may be fading in this Southern California "June Gloom", the memories of my recent South East Asia tour never will. It really was an amazing trip. I am very lucky to be able to travel the way I do. The private islands, speed boats, luxe vehicles, butlers are just the icing on the cake. I really am experiencing a slice of life that few do.
So, what are my thoughts on Travel? Thailand? Singapore? Life?
I do recommend that everyone travel as much as they can. It is my passion to travel and EXPERIENCE as many cultures as I can. There is something to be said about a well-traveled person. After you do the Rome-Venice-Florence-Paris-Madrid, go off and experience some untouched places. Places that are still raw and free of tourism and the commercialization that comes with tourism.
Thailand was amazingly beautiful. It was a bit more commercialized than I expected. It was a far cry from the unspoiled beauty I experienced last year in Vietnam. None the less, it was amazingly beautiful and the people were very kind and welcoming.
Singapore was expensive! And it really wasn't that pretty (I think that is how Bill's ex-wife described me the first time she met me...) Singapore is the Long Beach of islands. The beaches were not really swimmable (is that a word?) and everywhere you looked--on all sides of the island there were large oil tankers, cargo ships, containers, cranes--Singapore is a major port, afterall. The shopping was plentiful, but even as the locals told me, they all go to Bangkok to shop as it's much less expensive.
And one final note, Singapore Air is not all it's cracked up to be. I was not impressed. Save some money and fly Cathay Pacific....now there is an impressive airline!
