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Our first day in Chiang Mai and a review of the Khum Phucome Hotel 24 May 2013 | 11:58 am
I spent a fait bit of time online attempting to find a decent two bedroom hotel in a reasonable location and was surprised at how hard it was. In the end there was not much to chose from (unless you …...
Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Mai 11 May 2013 | 05:43 am
With Seerung’s Australian Citizenship still a work in progress we are only allowed outside of Australia for three months out of every year. As a result it was time to bid farewell to Thailand and head...
Alyssa Spackman – our precious angel. 1 May 2013 | 06:47 am
Alyssa Spackman was the six year old daughter of good friends of mine. A bright and beautiful girl with wonderful friends and the most amazing loving family. A little over a year ago she was diagnosed...
Pen ta hug Hotel เป็นตาฮัก 27 Apr 2013 | 07:45 am
Sorry for the long delay between posts but ligament damage to my left shoulder has slowed me up considerably these last few weeks especially on the typing front. I am not as young as I once was and cl...
A new balcony railing part II 9 Apr 2013 | 11:52 am
A few days ago I blogged about getting ready to replace our wodden balcony railing with a steel one. You can read about that here. We got everything ready a week before we returned to Australia with t...
A new balcony railing 5 Apr 2013 | 04:35 am
When we built our house in Thailand five years ago we were actually living in New Zealand. Apart from two trips of three weeks each by my wife while I stayed home to look after the kids the house was ...
Nartsiri Mansion, Ubon Ratchathani 28 Mar 2013 | 03:33 am
In my attempt to review every middle to high class accommodation option in Ubon Ratchathani I recently found myself booking a stay at the Nartsiri Masion using Agoda. My other hotel reviews for Ubon c...
The Thailand Boom Bus 26 Mar 2013 | 05:49 pm
Although there is a little school in my village it only caters for those in primary school. Once kids hit high school age they need to change schools to one that is 11 kms away. In most countries this...
The leaning house of Thailand 21 Mar 2013 | 03:19 am
Our home in Thailand is surrounded by houses on all sides. I can claim six next door neighbours without the need to exaggerate. This house in particular grabs my attention every time I visit. I swear ...
Recycling in a Thai Village 20 Mar 2013 | 03:13 am
Life in a Thai village is, for the most part, a wonderful life experience full of adventure, amusement and peace. Like life anywhere though there are negatives and for me one of the big annoyances is ...