Here Fishy Fishy! On my last night in Phuket I decided to try The Fish Spa - another first- but I lasted all of 10 minutes!! I'm not a squeamish person but it was absolutely freaky!! The minnows SWARMED my feet - I looked down and all I could see was a wriggling mass of fish engulfing each foot. I felt like I was in some sort of flesh eating horror movie!! The sensation was ticklish - but worse - I could actually feel the fish latching on and then wiggling in ...

MASS-AAAAGE! Have been enjoying a few spa services - including my first ever Thai massage and now I may never leave Thailand! I'm staying in a touristy area called Kata Beach where every 2nd or 3rd storefront is a massage shop - all offering a long list of services for very little money (e.g. 1 hr. Thai massage for 250 baht or $9). Impossible price. So, I've been walking by - dropping in occasionally before turning in for the nite for a massage or a foot rub ...

Eat Pray Love It's official. I'm a cliche. If you read the book of the same name, the heroine goes off on an adventure and eats her way through Italy (substitute Thailand), goes yoga crazy in India ( substitute Thailand), and finds love in Indonesia (substitute Yellowknife!!) As for me - I found a great place called Kata Yoga about a 20 minute walk away that offers hot yoga classes - and I'm hooked! Never knew about this type of yoga until now - and as "learn...

Loi Krathong Festival Kata Beach - Phuket, Thailand About 3 years ago I came across a picture of the Loi Krathong Festival in Thailand in a magazine showing the sky aglow with giant paper lanterns - lit by candles - floating like stars (or jellyfish actually!) I knew I had to see it for myself. It's held once a year on the full moon of the 12th lunar month-date always changes - but this year on November 10th - and as far as I can tell, it celebrates / pays ...

I'm Off! Ready or Not.... A bit surreal to be heading off for 7 months without Tom- but we'll be in touch and I'll see him in 3 months. It's all coming back to me - how awesome it is to be on a travel adventure in places i've never been to before. Asia is a well-travelled backpacker trail but its new to me. Travel days are long - but provide great people watching opportunities! make it enjoyable. I fully expect to see 100 Buddhas - and probably before the week...