by eandl | Jun 14, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
Our three interactions with the airports in Bali and Lombok were probably the most frustrating of our trip. Arrival in Bali and connection to Lombok After a lovely first class flight and another four-hour connection we landed at the Denpasar airport a bit late after a...
by eandl | Jun 10, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
Bali was our big trip for 2014 with stops in Los Angeles, Lombok, and four distinct areas of Bali. Planning started summer 2013 with our intent to fly Cathay Pacific first class again. After several false starts and a few phone calls Eric was able to book LA to Hong...
by eandl | Jun 9, 2014 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
The first time I ever tried caviar was on a cruise ship at 17 years old during the captain’s cocktail hour. The only thing I remember about the taste was how salty it was. Fast forward many years later and nothing I have tried — nothing — has tasted as good as...
by eandl | May 15, 2014 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
After our full day in Malaga we would have loved to sleep in a bit, but we were up early to catch our flight to Madrid. The taxi ride to airport was uneventful, but “didn’t have change for a 10E note” for a 23.50 ride… mm-hmm. Personal...
by eandl | May 14, 2014 | International Travel, Travel
On Saturday we brgan the trip home with a bus back to Malaga at 11am. To get to the intercity bus station we took the local Granada bus, and this is one of those times where a taxi would have been much quicker and easier given the long wait for the bus (almost 20...