We began this blog barely a year ago. It was begun with no goal other than to see if people would enjoy reading about our travels, our frequently-inadvisable behavior and our humor. After more than 10 years of traveling as a sister duo Blonde and Brunette (thanks to Brunette) had a treasure trove of notes and what we thought was an endless supply of stories and photos. Blonde … [Read more...]
Is the Dubai Miracle Garden a miracle?
Dubai Miracle Garden bills itself as "the world's largest natural flower garden"and the 72,000-square-meter attraction has more than 45 million flowers. By our personal observations 44,999,999 of those flowers are petunias. There may have been a marigold in there somewhere too. Brunette found out about the Miracle Garden before we left and the pictures on the website were … [Read more...]
Our Dubai Desert Safari
Dubai has a serious Napoleon complex and appears to exist in part to achieve, document and proclaim superlatives. The world’s tallest building, the world’s tallest 7 star hotel, the word’s most twisty building (seriously), the largest shopping mall in the world and the world’s longest automated, driverless metro system. Brunette gets plenty of Napoleon complex at home from her … [Read more...]
Is it time travel if you don’t know if you traveled in the time?
Huh? OK, that was an obtuse question for most people but for Blonde, it's a real question. Last Sunday Blonde spent 11 hours in the emergency department of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Why? Was she sick at her stomach? Did she have a high temperature? Had she broken her leg? Gone in to see if she actually has Tourette's? Ruptured her appendix? Was she having … [Read more...]
Inspiration from a visit to Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
Sometime in early fall of 2012 Blonde entered an online contest, sponsored by Pure Wow, for a free stay at Canyon Ranch. Both Blonde and Brunette have entered hundreds of vacation giveaways over the years never winning any and then within 6 weeks time Blonde won two - a trip to Puerto Rico and the one to Canyon Ranch. Bl and Br went to Puerto Rico in early December as that … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
This week's photo challenge was, well, challenging! How often is something truly unique? If you're pondering that question from either a scientific or intellectual viewpoint then you're reading the wrong blog. We were just trying to think of something clever to say about a photo and didn't want to enter a picture of a flower or something else lame (the way we usually do). So … [Read more...]
Sushi for (some) one in Marco Island, Florida
Many days the thought of coming up with new content for the blog is so taxing that the stress can only be alleviated by consuming chocolate and wine. Today our blog topic was figuratively dropped into our laps and literally dropped into our swimming pool. The way to recognize that good fortune turned out to also be with chocolate and wine but with a celebratory, not consoling, … [Read more...]
Lessons in selecting a mate as learned in the Sacred Monkey Forest of Bali
When the book and then the movie Eat, Pray, Love were wildly popular desolately single women went en masse on tours to Bali. They yearned to be told their fate by Ketut Liyer, an ancient healer and lady-fate predictor, get overnight spiritual transformations and meet sensitive and adoring (yet manly) men. Men wanted to go anywhere but Bali. They (probably rightfully) … [Read more...]
On the Geezer Express to Florida
Several months ago Brunette and her enjoyably much maligned husband, Blonde's brother-in-law, bought a condo in San Marco, Florida. This would provide a place where Brunette could go to escape Pennsylvania winters and her husband. (He was only informed of the first part of that value proposition.) After spending two weeks there with his bride the hubby/b-i-l had flown home the … [Read more...]
A New York (City) State of Mind
A blonde WASP, a brunette Jew and a bald woman of unknown religious affiliation in a wool cap walk into a bar in New York City and.......hang out with one of the handsome young stars of a Broadway play. You didn't see that one coming did you? Blonde recently went on a quick trip to New York City with a longtime friend (Jew with hair, aka Renee) and her friend (bald woman in … [Read more...]