Archives for July 2012
Oh no in Gozo
On a trip to Malta Blonde & Brunette made an overnight side trip to the Kempinski in Gozo. At the time Blonde had a job (she no longer knows how she had one of those time-consuming things) that included planning fancy pants getaways for women in senior roles in large corporations. One had been scheduled at the Kempinski in Marbella and Blonde had parlayed that into a … [Read more...]
Spam can be hilarious (as long as you don’t click on it)
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Saints, farts, libraries and whores – good times in Ephesus!
[slideshow]On a trip to Turkey Blonde and Brunette expected to be endlessly exposed to Muslim teachings and history. This was not a case of "expecting" being synonymous with "eagerly anticipating". B&B are very egalitarian in our lack of interest in religious education of any persuasion. Brunette puts on a polite look while she looks around thinking she'd rather be in a … [Read more...]
It’s Saturday night – rent this party bus!
B&B saw this saucy, tempting party bus for rent along the main drag in Willemstad, Curacao. At first we imagined that the poles themselves danced or that people of Polish descent were the dancers, but then we finally got it. The sign; not the bus. Wonder if that air conditioning unit affects the gas mileage? How can we get invited to a party in this bus? Is there enough … [Read more...]
What’s in your genes?
Brunette's spawn and Blonde's nephew flew into Boston from his home in San Francisco and came to visit his favorite aunt (he only has two and one looks more like an uncle and is unlikely to have him in her will). Blonde picked up Nephew at the airport, drove the 15 minutes home and the two entered her building, dropped Nephew's things in the guest room and went down to the … [Read more...]
How to double your money gambling in Monte Carlo!
After a week or so in Italy, B&B drove our rattling, guano coated, junk strewn Fiat Panda to Monaco and pulled up in front of the snooty looking Le Meridien Monte Carlo (http://tinyurl.com/SPGpropertyMonaco). We looked like The Beverly Hillbillies' lower class cousins. To their massive credit the valets and doormen graciously retrieved our cheap luggage, plastic bags full … [Read more...]
A trap to keep pests out of your panties!
Blonde just made a run to Whole Foods and was quite shocked to see this product on their shelves. She saw it and her brain read "Panty Pest Traps". Wow - great idea but don't you usually wants pests out of your panties, not trapped in them? (Although it's happened more than once.) Then she saw that it was about keeping moths out of your panties and thought it was being marketed … [Read more...]
How do you like your chicken chest? Striped?
One day B&B stopped in Lucca for lunch, found a lovely restaurant with an outdoor patio, sat down and were given this menu. We, particularly Blonde, started to laugh until we were crying when we read the menu. Remember: The waiter was not amused. He was even less amused to have the menu be photographed . Can't please everyone! Remember: This is not an etiquette or … [Read more...]
Was Saint Regis the saint of tea?
Blonde was in Beijing in 2004, we're talking pre-Olympics and not a place where Western women tended to travel on their own. Sadly, Brunette was not a part of this adventure and, in fact, was in Ireland at the time with her then 90 year old mother-in-law. A frenemy of Blonde's who lived in Hong Kong joined Blonde at various parts of a three week sojourn to Hong Kong, China and … [Read more...]