August 4, 2025

PHILLY NEWS!

When I moved onto the Villa Vie Odyssey, last September, I was hopeful that this would be by home, for the next 3 to 6 or as much as 15 years. But I knew it was also a gamble, and kind of an experiment in if this lifestyle was for me and my next chapter in life. I was most concerned about was I going to find a new community and group of people, that I would enjoy and make new friendships with easily. I also knew with a start up company things were bound to be challenging at times, and questioned would I have the tolerance to overlook those inconviences. I am sooo happy to report, that yes I truly am enjoying all the elements and no longer question, if I made the right decision. For me this is working and well.  Therefore, with these realizations, I have decided to cut my safety net of keeping my home / condo in Philadelphia. Last week I put it on the real estate market. Below is the listing.  It's a great place, in a fabulous building.  I was really happy for 20 years here! I moved in back in June of 2005. So PLEASE tell your friends and family if anybody knows anybody interested or looking !! I am also selling all the furniture and furnishings with it or separately, depending on the Buyer's Offer.

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.