June 20, 2024

Stephan's Cafe

Tom's boyfriend Stephan has spent 20 years pouring his heart and soul into this Cafe. They are the only Vegan, Gluten Free totally organic Bakery in Hamburg and have quite the reputation for high quality and yumminess! When Stephan met us last Saturday, he brought a cake sampler of 5 of their best - strawberry / raspberry torte was my favorite! Today, we went to explore ALL the goodness!

The cafe has a great location, right off a busy shopping area intersection. My favorite was the Franzbrotchen, a light cinnamon airy pastry. I also tried the Aprikosen Nuss Schnitte - the inner cake was wheat with a chocolate surround and nut topping. Stephan made us some amazing tea, complete with a steeping timer, to accompany the treats and took a break to join us.

https://www.biokonditorei-eichel.de

Pattaya, Thailand - My healthcare

By Pat Patrick • October 23, 2026
This Blog is more than a journal of my travels around the world, it's a major memory tool for me in documenting all the events along the way. You often ask me how we take care of medical things, as we travel non stop and today is a perfect example. A fellow resident had posted on one of our WhatsApp groups ( this is the main way we all- residents, crew and stateside support all communicate ) that she had an excellent contact for anyone looking to get medical appointments in the Pattaya / Bangkok area.

Off the Coast of PATTAYA, THAILAND

By Pat Patrick • October 20, 2026
Off the coast of Pattaya, Thailand a talented and dedicated group of residents, the Odyssey Troubadours , performed A Night of Broadway for the enjoyment of all the other residents and senior staff on board. The group of 20 performed, 15 Broadway songs that had some special Odyssey edits, personalizing them to our journey. We loved it ! Such a clever, talented and fun loving group. I was upfront and focused on getting candid pictures of the talented cast.

NONG NOOCH TROPICAL GARDENS, Pattaya, Thailand

By Pat Patrick • October 20, 2026
We were up for breakfast at 7 and then hired a private small tram to take us around the gardens, for an overview, because it came with a guide. Problem was, guide barely spoke English, so we had a hard time figuring out the history of this crazy place. Even with translate app his answers were questionable. Did it start as gardens? What's with all the statues? Is there a master plan? It seems to be growing with no real connections, that we could make out. Web & Chat GPT seem vague on details too! We had fun with it, finding more and more absurd things, until the heat won out!