Literally the view from my hotel room in Agra. Taj Mahal in distance.

Driving to Agra this morning. Here is my hotel...

Tomorrow morning I start a three night "field trip" to northern India. It's a lot of travel to have a drive-by of the Taj Mahal. Since I'll be in a different hotel each night, I'm not going to bring my laptop. So I won't be blogging my trip before I return to the ship. However, … Continue reading Off to India

Last year when we visited Phuket I took a cooking class at a training farm. Since then I've met a couple who have a house in Phuket and they recommended the Blue Elephant as a restaurant. So, I'm going to take a cooking class there and see how right they are. The facility looks great. … Continue reading Blue Elephant

Back to Kuala Lumpur! Compared to last year's Asia Grand Voyage it's still humid and traffic is still bad. My tour is basically the same as last year, but with a few differences. We started at the same place, the new palace - Istana Negara. The view from outside the gates is still annoying. The … Continue reading Kay Ell