Bumrungrad International Hospital
33 Sukhumvit Soi 3
Bangkok, Thailand
September 16, 2006
Dear Family and Friends,
Here are the quotations from my latest adventure:
1. "We fixed it."
2. "Wash Body?"
3. "I...want...to...go...to...sleep."
4. "Mister Jan Robert."
5. "All my patients can walk."
Bangkok, Thailand
June 1, 2006
Dear Family and Friends,
Perhaps you are familiar with the aria by Giuseppe Verdi from Rigoletto, "La Donna e Mobile"? Loosely translated it means that a woman may change her mind.
Say hello to il Signore Mobile.
A couple of days ago I looked into the mirror and I failed to see a "vagabond." I did see a traveler who really needs a "home base."
Today is the first day in my new studio apartment in Bangkok.
I'm shocked!
Aventura, Florida
October 1, 2004
Dear Family and Friends,
I am off again on a new adventure. On Sunday, October 10, I am leaving Miami for an extended trip to The Balkans and The Adriatic. I will return home on December 1.
Albania. Italy. Croatia. Slovenia. Since I expect to visit many new places, I have been especially "planful." Some of my friends and neighbors are concerned about my safety and my adventurous attitude. These concerns are sincere and I do respect everyone's thoughts on these matters. I have done some research and I am feeling confident that I will be OK. Maybe the "facilities" in Albania will be a little old fashioned. But, hey, a small price to pay to visit exotic lands. Now I will tell you a secret about your friend Jan.
Mae Hong Son
Thailand
December 31, 2001
Dear Family and Friends,
I am writing from Mae Hong Son, a small town in the mountains in the northwest corner of Thailand, near the border with Myanmar (Burma).
Tonight is New Year's Eve and the hotel is providing a "gala dinner" and entertainment. I have also found two noisy clubs with live music, so there will be no lack of celebration. The town is fully booked with Thai people on vacation and an assortment of "farangs" -- foreigners.
Miami, Florida
June 5, 2003
Dear Family and Friends,
Do you remember that optimistic quotation from MAD Magazine? "What, Me Worry?” Like Alfred E. Newman, it is my mantra for this summer.
I will not be cowed by bio-medical acronyms.
My spirit will not be tainted by that puerile color wheel emanating from the offices of Shrub’s henchmen in Washington.
Instead, I shall journey on to admire the lovely hues the world provides.
June 19, 2003
Bangkok
Thailand
Dear Family and Friends,
I have a buddy in Miami who has a very short attention span. He doesn't like my long-winded travel letters. He says he "skims" them but actually I don't think he reads them at all. He doesn't even share them with his wife.
