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September 16, 2017 – 2:31 am

In this insightful gem, journalist and life coach Wanda Hennig writes wisely, hilariously and sometimes poignantly about sex and food; living for three-and-a-half years at the San Francisco Zen Center; moving solo from one continent to another; meditation; creative mindfulness strategies and more. Cravings: A Zen-inspired memoir about sensual pleasures, freedom from dark places, and living and eating with abandon (Say Yes Press). Edition Two (Mouth Orgasm edition) published August 2017 (ISBN 9780996820523 paperback; ISBN 9780996820523 eBook).

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Thailand travel 6. Single boomer? No need for the Marigold Hotel

August 1, 2016 – 4:26 am
Tuc-tuc to Patong with Kerrie.

You don’t need India’s Best Exotic Marigold Hotel to have an adventurous life-out-the-box post-60. It’s easy to live the ex-pat life in Thailand. Men and women, hundreds, it seems, do this. Couples. Singles. Party person. Creative person. Find your spot and enjoy.

Thailand travel 5. Kamala massage makes you Happy and Smile

August 1, 2016 – 1:52 am
Smile restaurant Kamala.

At some point, suddenly, a wind comes up and the rain comes down and huge umbrellas are dug into the sand and staff hold onto them to keep them planted and the fairy lights twinkle and people laugh and it’s all delightful.

Thailand travel 4. Kamala Market cooks in a swirl of pink flounces

July 31, 2016 – 11:05 pm
With the Kamala market cook.

A walkabout in the village and down a side street brings me to a food market. It’s hot. Humid. The market is buzzing. Veggies, fish, meat, cakes. People frying stuff. Grilling stuff. And Markets are always places to be trigger-finger happy with a camera, aren’t they?

Thailand travel 3. Touchdown Phuket and cab to Kamala

July 31, 2016 – 1:00 pm
Clinking glasses in Kamala

Travel writer, boomer and solo traveler Wanda Hennig explores Thailand and Laos starting in Kamala on Phuket island.

Thailand travel 2. Spin-the-bottle and true confessions

July 30, 2016 – 7:48 am

Travel writer, boomer and solo traveler Wanda Hennig recently spent a month journeying with a backpack and camera through Thailand and Laos. She blogs about it here.

Thailand travel 1. Solo and on a whim

July 29, 2016 – 8:02 am
With Chef Nittaya Wattanaya or Nit at Suay in Phuket City.

Travel writer, boomer and solo traveler Wanda Hennig recently spent a month journeying with a backpack and camera through Thailand and Laos. She blogs about it here.