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Our Top 10 Places in South East Asia as a Family with Young Kids
Unbelievably, I write this blog having been back in the UK for a few weeks now. What began as a pipe dream in my head years ago, has come to an end. Very abruptly. Before we left the land of … Continue reading
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Is Kuta, Lombok heaven on earth?
With our trip around SE Asia coming to an end, we wanted to find an island where we could unpack, put our feet up and chill out for a month before heading back west. We had read a lot about … Continue reading
Beautiful Banda Aceh and Perfect Pulau Weh
Clock-face on Masjid Baiturrahman “La illaha illallah, Muhammad rasulallah,” sings a local lady dotingly over her 6 month old baby; infused with the sound of waves crashing on the beach next to us, we wile away yet another evening eating, … Continue reading
Why you should never visit Malacca for a holiday…ever
So, after Thailand we made our way down to its neighbour to the south – Malaysia. After a few days of exploring the very bubbly Kuala Lumpur we decided to head down to the old colonial city of Malacca (or … Continue reading
Creating with Clay: Natural Building Workshop, Ko Lanta
“And certainly we did make man from a quintessence of clay” By chance, or rather by design, we recently met the owners of an initiative on Ko Lanta promoting sustainable living; it’s eco-education type place by the name of Asalanta. … Continue reading
Head-messing Home-education
One of the things I really wanted to achieve during this time away is to mess with the boys’ heads – in a good way. In life I have often found the most emotionally and intelligently flexible people to be … Continue reading
The Visa Run: Ko Lanta to Satun and back…eventually
With days left on our visa for Thailand it was time to make a call on whether we stay or carry on travelling. If we wanted to stay it would mean a “visa run”. As the priority for us at … Continue reading
“When in Ko Lanta” – Respecting Cultural Differences
Last night returning from getting something to eat, I drove past the reception of the place we are staying at and gawped at the sight of a male guest, legs astride, in speedo swimming trunks, talking to two of the … Continue reading
Ko Lanta: Mosques, Mary-Jane and Mopeds
After our month in Sri Lanka, a few nights in Bangkok saw us over until a flight down to the south of Thailand. Bangkok was in many ways surreal after Sri Lanka. The difference in development was clear as we … Continue reading
The Selfie, the Age of Ego and Narcissus
If you’re one of the boys’ friends, then this blog isn’t for you – maybe in 10 years – so scroll on down to one of their blogs 🙂 One of the things Nikki and I have really noticed the … Continue reading
No Payne No Gain 