tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post1636861273421078273..comments2024-02-28T22:43:49.960+00:00Comments on Asia Vu: By The Numbers: MsCaroline's World TravelsMsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-104212785673440862012-01-24T22:36:59.984+00:002012-01-24T22:36:59.984+00:00PM - just got back from reading your friend's ...PM - just got back from reading your friend's blog - it was absolutely spot on - sending to MrL. Such a relief to understand now why all the Russians were so hideously sunburned - it's all the Vitamin D they were soaking up. We saw the exact couple she describes about a hundred times every day we were there.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-6593147064902615002012-01-24T22:13:44.600+00:002012-01-24T22:13:44.600+00:00Emma - yes, very hard, but deeply grateful I have ...Emma - yes, very hard, but deeply grateful I have Son#2 still at home. Jealous of you and so many others who still have years to go! Lovely 4-day Lunar New Year weekend has been just what the doctor ordered!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-15552754337014430012012-01-24T17:37:12.452+00:002012-01-24T17:37:12.452+00:00Great post. Especially loved the comment about th...Great post. Especially loved the comment about the Russians and I suggest you check out the blog of a friend of mine where she gives us an excerpt from her book, about Russians on holiday: http://russialite.com/epiphanyPotty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-36550082683070294862012-01-24T10:07:44.777+00:002012-01-24T10:07:44.777+00:00The last paragraph had me sniffing as well... It m...The last paragraph had me sniffing as well... It must be very hard! Having just read your newest blog post, I am very glad he is on the mend by the way! Now, I hope you are putting your feet up and having a well deserved rest after all that travelling! Emma :)BavarianSojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701272367912860549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-24710150865934525132012-01-23T04:34:47.024+00:002012-01-23T04:34:47.024+00:00Thanks, Circles! It's good to be back, and I&#...Thanks, Circles! It's good to be back, and I'm getting used to parenting via Skype and FaceBook, but I can't say I like it!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-65543075598495816222012-01-21T10:22:35.235+00:002012-01-21T10:22:35.235+00:00Love this post Ms Caroline, absolutely love it!! W...Love this post Ms Caroline, absolutely love it!! Welcome back, u were missed! And yes, I too had a tear when reading the last para. Hugs to you xoxCircles in the Sandhttp://dubaiunveiled.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-50683383541348031362012-01-20T23:56:03.144+00:002012-01-20T23:56:03.144+00:00Elizabeth - thanks for the encouragement - the who...Elizabeth - thanks for the encouragement - the whole 10 days in the US, I was very proud of my stiff upper lip and really did think I would be able to get by without breaking down, but that last goodbye was just too difficult. It's exactly what you say - nothing will ever be the same again. Of course, added to the whole thing was the sense that we would be so very far away...it is good to be back 'home,' though. Everything seems a little more bearable when one is in one's own space, doesn't it?MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-42152419719185279702012-01-20T23:07:10.528+00:002012-01-20T23:07:10.528+00:00A classic post, made me smile and also understand ...A classic post, made me smile and also understand so vividly the hard task of leaving your son. When my daughter went off to university (in the same country even!) I thought I would be fine. I had my high flying career and other kids at home and everything. Still I found myself having to pull over when driving and sob in a layby at the sudden sense of how she had left home and how life would never be the same. Like you, I suspect, I am not a sobbing type. But they have had so much of our lives and now they are making their own without us. Good luck to you and him. And quite right promising not to blog about the incident. My kids now sometimes complain that they came home and didn't feature on the blog but that is because I have tried hugely to respect their privacy. Welcome back (if not welcome home). But home can be where you make it in my long and wandering experience.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-63325789123041349002012-01-20T22:39:36.096+00:002012-01-20T22:39:36.096+00:00NVG - Well, according to my mother, Bangkok was li...NVG - Well, according to my mother, Bangkok was like that when we lived there, too, but I was (obviously) too young to remember it. The concierge incident will undoubtedly go down in the history of our family as one of the funniest vacation episodes...we are still laughing!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-29568803782522819232012-01-20T19:19:30.926+00:002012-01-20T19:19:30.926+00:00Good to hear about your travels in such an amusing...Good to hear about your travels in such an amusing way - sorry to hear Bangkok wasn't as you remembered, but have to chuckle over the concierge.....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-78249517882763977372012-01-20T00:01:22.537+00:002012-01-20T00:01:22.537+00:00Trish- thanks so much! It's always a challenge...Trish- thanks so much! It's always a challenge for me to maintain some sort of brevity! You do make a good point, though -I think the next time we are out of town, I'll leave some sort of 'Gone on Holiday' post and just enjoy myself, instead of feeling guilty - I certainly would never stop reading your blog just because you're away for a bit.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-30641978913562562402012-01-19T23:59:26.493+00:002012-01-19T23:59:26.493+00:00Trish- thanks so much! It's always a challenge...Trish- thanks so much! It's always a challenge for me to maintain some sort of brevity! You do make a good point, though -I think the next time we are out of town, I'll leave some sort of 'Gone on Holiday' post and just enjoy myself, instead of feeling guilty - I certainly would never stop reading your blog just because you're away for a bit.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-8554621831647440342012-01-19T21:15:24.334+00:002012-01-19T21:15:24.334+00:00Karen - So far, I am thanking the stars above for ...Karen - So far, I am thanking the stars above for Skype and FaceBook - we've actually chatted quite a bit since I've been home, so I've been doing OK. As far as the 'misunderstanding' goes, I had to promise to write about it in the vaguest possible terms just to get approval to blog about it. In fact, after Chan and I stopped laughing, just about the first thing he said was, 'do not put this in the blog.' Sigh. And it was such a good story!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-26663224571063535942012-01-19T12:38:41.517+00:002012-01-19T12:38:41.517+00:00A fabulous post, covering everything in your usual...A fabulous post, covering everything in your usual witty, engaging way.<br /><br />I never blog when I'm on holiday - the boys appreciate it and I feel it much better to come home, sort out photos and post when it's all clear in my head. So don't worry, we readers would never have abandoned you.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-1837138606256802632012-01-19T01:38:35.149+00:002012-01-19T01:38:35.149+00:00Like Wilma...thanks for the tears. As I said, I a...Like Wilma...thanks for the tears. As I said, I am becoming less and less enthusiastic about sending off Daughter #1 (using your lexicon) come September. And she will be living right in our tiniest of tiny states! <br />However, the rest kept me vastly amused, as only you can do. Really want to hear more about Son#1's "misunderstanding!" Wouldn't do to embarrass the guy, though! So glad you are home safe and sound...stay awake during those meetings!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-49756794251023526142012-01-18T02:41:39.436+00:002012-01-18T02:41:39.436+00:00Sorry, Wilma - I had been so busy and tried so har...Sorry, Wilma - I had been so busy and tried so hard to keep it together all week, and it completely took me - and him - by surprise when I broke down. I pulled myself together very quickly, though. I wanted so badly to stay composed - just couldn't seem to hold it together all the way through.<br />Seems that keeping busy is the key...sigh.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-89453842887805775932012-01-18T02:31:45.710+00:002012-01-18T02:31:45.710+00:00Thank you for making me tear up with the last para...Thank you for making me tear up with the last paragraph. :( Glad to hear that you are home safe and sound and he is safely ensconced at the university.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943837947695508102noreply@blogger.com