January 10, 2025

NEW YEARS EVE - LIMA, PERU

When in PERU, one has to have a PISCO SOUR or a Flight of them! They are yummy! So what better way to start off New Years Eve then day-drinking with friends! Eight of us went into the upscale Miraflores neighborhood of Lima, to a bar known to have some of the best flavors, to seek out this new cocktail. While there, we found out there is a South American tradition, of wearing yellow underwear outside your clothing, to bring in a year full of prosperity. So of course, after some drinks, we headed out on a mission to finds some yellow undies. What we didn't know, is that dinner that night on ship, was super dressy and we walked in with our undies and everyone else was in sparkly long dresses, suits and tuxedo's! OOPSIE!! Waiters were parading flaming Baked Alaska around the room when we came waltzing in. We had a good time, played CATCH PHRASE after dinner until the fireworks and ball dropped at Midnight. The locals put on a great fireworks show from the beach, and it was a gorgeous night to be out on the Aft decks. Later, new friend Lauren had me partaking in another new tradition, for safe and plentiful travel in 2025. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025, All!

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.