May 31, 2024
Avoca Woolen Mills

Avoca hand weavers do some of the most gorgeous things I have ever seen come out of Ireland. I feel in love with them on my last trip over and they have really taken off since then. The slide was just 20 minutes away, from the original woolen mill, so we did a little shopping and had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. We even caught up with 2 dear friends via facetime. Love technology and Avoca - check them out.

I really enjoyed my first trip to Thailand! On our final morning here we went to try breakfast at this spot, down the road, we had been hearing rave reviews on, King Of Bread . The hype was correct, the breakfast was delicious and they had some unique choices. I had eggs benedict on a croissant, in lieu of the standard english muffin and Bosco had it on Milk Bread, which was equally tasty.

We love having authentic experiences with locals to really get a chance to see how they live and thrive in the Ports we visit. So when I found a cooking class, by a local woman offered in her home, we were excited to book. Um ( our teacher) picked us and brought us back to our hotel along with the family of 4 from Sydney, Australia, that had also signed up for this afternoon class. Um's house, which has a lovely open air kitchen, garden and dining area, was about a 30 minute drive and turned out to be on the beach, right next to the Grandparent Rocks.



