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Today’s first stop was the ornate palace of the king. Outside the guilded gates, soldiers stood in crisp uniforms, leaning against silver guns, while tourists snapped photos of their relatives hanging out next to the men. Other guards sat on horseback, while click, click went the cameras. The gates suddenly […]
How about some chicken bread, or hotdog bread, or savory rolls? This bakery had so many different varieties of meat, dough, and creative kinds of ingredients I’d never thought you could bake into a roll or bun.
My Johnny Jet moment of the trip came when we were having dinner at the revolving restaurant atop the Kuala Lumpur Tower. Perched 450 feet above a rainforest, where monkeys live, this edifice is now the fourth tallest tower, and we enjoyed a Malaysian buffet with lovely fish and seafood […]
The search for free WiFi goes on…just as soon as you begin to assume that it’s free everywhere, you find so many different place that charge for it. Our hotel, the Boulevard, in mid valley, just outside the center of Kuala Lumpur, has WiFi…but it costs. Then I brought the […]
The longest flight in the world on Singapore Airlines wasn’t that bad, even though unlike our Travel maven Kent, I didn’t get an upgrade to business class. They called my name and gave me a ticket for a seat at the start of the aisle, so it was legroom aplenty. […]
I am nervously awaiting my long-haul flight from Newark to Singapore tonight. Well, not nervous, but I have that antsy sort of feeling I get when I’m leaving on a big trip. The cafe is incredibly slow, so slow in fact that we’ll probably close at noon. Who knew that […]
Garrison Keillor is a lot of fun close up. We are heading tonight for our fourth annual pilgrimage to watch the recording of the last Prairie Home Companion show tonight at Tanglewood. The lawn picnic we prepare is usually luscious…with Bill’s strawberries and snap peas, fine chilled wines, delicacies from […]
We let the public know about our signal generosity a week ago, when the Daily Hampshire Gazette published a story about WiFi in cafes. We chatted with Rachael and talked about why giving this away to our customers makes sense. But just in case everybody didn’t see the paper, we […]
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur are the tallest buildings in the world. I read about them in a huge packet of literature that DHL dropped off at the house. I am getting ready to fly to Malaysia on Monday night. The flight is with the best airine–Singapore Airlines. And this […]
This story needs no embellishment, in sheer level of the ultimate “cringeworthy,” read. “Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others. Over the past […]
I stopped by this new cafe in Hadley today. It’s called Esselon Cafe and Kitchen. What a beautiful garden they have! It’s blocked by tall conical pine trees, and they have adirondack chairs, stone tables, and a porch that seems like it belongs in a rich person’s house. Very comfy. […]
