Comments on: Who knew I was so blissful?

By: nora

nora — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:24:58 +0000

I’d like to have heard more about the author’s time in Bhutan- I understand the government there actually measures G.N.H (Gross National Happiness). I’m sure as soon as our US government catches a whiff of this concept, it’ll be all over it.?.

Not seeing much evidence of a spate of jealousy-fueled messages, happy to oblige: Damn you! L! for the Patagonia-helicopter-Santiago Ritz windfall…you could have spared our non-traveling, non-pampered feelings and written about your trip in code…for example, I froze my ass off (80 degree weather) driving a Hyundai rental through the Badlands of South? Dakota (boating and ‘coptering it in Patagonia) while living on MacDonald’s fishwiches and cold coffee(3 gourmet meals)… but no…

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:51:12 +0000

Damn! I missed the cut off for the free book. Oh well.

Anyways, I just thought you should know my new favorite quote is:
“I’m like an enigma wrapped inside an onion, baked inside a five-tiered wedding cake. Peel away all the layers and you still have no f*cking clue what going on.”

Aaah! I want to read this book! And have your job. :)

By: maureen

maureen — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:30:21 +0000

Glad your bliss level is so high – mine moved up quite a bit picturing you in full, fly-fishin gear; you better be posting pictures when you reach the Ritz!
How did you land this luxury travel gig? Are you writing for Conde Nast now?
Your review was very good; since you haven’t written yours yet guess I’ll buy his.

By: gemma

gemma — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:24:45 +0000

while I am reading your blog I am looking out of the window. The sea is very blue, because it is a sunny day and little boats and yachts are floating here and there. In the background the tall mountains, with snowy tops. Across the sea (my town is a peninsula, like Italy itself), when the air is clear like now, I can see the coast all the way to Naples and Vesuvius itself and the islands of Ischia, Procida, Ponza (where Caesar sent his daughter Julia in exile for being naughty) and Ventotene.
What were you saying about Italy?
Happy fishing
Gemma

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:28:57 +0000

I was in Vanuatu earlier this year, which a recent survey listed as the happiest country in the world.

There was absolutely nothing about the country which struck me as being more or less happy than anywhere else.

Happiness surveys are pretty much BS.