June 30, 2024

Wednesday night Farewell Dinner w/ Tom & Stephan

Wednesday was a gorgeous day in Hamburg and Tom remembered a perfect little gem of a vegan / vegetarian restaurant in a charming area of Eimsbuttel that I had yet to see, Thai Village. Stephan joined us after work, and we sat outside and had a delicious meal. What a great way to round off a lovely visit with Tom and first time meeting Stephan! Two very special gentlemen in my life! I hope to see them again soon, and this time sailing on the Odyssey! Thanks again for your hospitality and giving me a place to land!

By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
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.
By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
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.
By Pat Patrick July 14, 2026
The nightlife scene doesn't really get going till after 11pm and goes till 5 am in the Chaweng section of Koh Samui . We made our way over to the club district, and one of the hot spots called the ArkBar a little past 10pm to have some dinner, while watching the beach fire shows.