Port Elizabeth

Beach










View of hotel










nice beach










Protea Hotel Marine
Short walk to beach and Boardwalk Casino









beachfront hotel in Port Elizabeth

Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town

Sunset - Cape of Good Hope










Cape of Good Hope









Boulders Beach









A Room with a view:
Protea Hotel Fire and Ice Hotel









Situated at the foot of Table Mountain

Livingstone (Maramba) Zambia

Side trip to Zambia to view the Falls

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Airport

High tea

Victoria Falls Hotel

My room - Vic Falls

Vic Falls Hotel Pool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out front - Victoria Falls Hotel

IFLA Conference - Durban, South Africa

Hilton Hotel, Durban

Cape Town

The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town.


















Robben Island









Robben Island










Robben Island

Johannesburg

MuseumAfricA in Newtown









Protea Hotel Wanderers- 4-star hotel nestled in the prestigious suburb of Illovo.
Great car service to and from Johannesburg










I did the tour, but also visited the Rosa Parks Library in Soweto with a friend.









There's more to Soweto ... take the time to see more than just this!









Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg

China

China World Hotel - Beijing

Book the Horizon Club and enjoy exclusive privileges and benefits:
full American breakfast, afternoon tea, evening cocktails and complimentary wireless Internet in the Club Lounge, located on the 19th and 20th floor.









Nice lobby with live music and access to the shopping mall










Hotel was great for booking tours, like the Great Wall Tour










Although the tour groups were small, the next day I booked a private tour









Long Beach, CA. Heading to LAX and China!!!

Bangkok

Bangkok - Trip to the Grand Palace

The Millennium Hilton Bangkok was a great location. I loved crossing the Chao Phraya River on the free shuttle boat each day.




Many of the major tourist sites are easily accessible from the river, using the Chao Phraya Tourist Boat or the local Chao Praya River Express.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Has it been five years? Yes!
My 2006 trip to Thailand was great fun.
The Maesa Elephant Camp is home to one of the largest assembly of elephants in the north of Thailand.



Dusit D2 Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Close proximity to the Night Market
Hardest bed I've ever slept on short of concrete (I'm just saying)


Hotel was a great location for side trips
I booked the Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School online.
Established in 1993, it's the first cooking school in Chiang Mai.

Elephant ride was also great fun!

Christmas Letter 2007

What a year! South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, plus Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New York City stateside. Whew ... I was on the road a lot this year. Made some new friends, gave up on some old ones. I'm even.

xoxo ... (you know you love me) ... Ghetto Girl

Holy Cross Catholic Church, Durham, NC