73 QUESTIONS ; VOGUE’S PARODY
This is a parody of Vogue’s video series of asking 73 questions to celebrities. In our version we get to know our fellow blogger better in the process. Thankyou @rachel_marcelle for nominating me. Usual Starbucks order ……..Iced Americano , What does your work station look like…… wherever I find a table to lay my laptop, my pen and my notebook. Favourite food ;…. Mango and … Continue reading 73 QUESTIONS ; VOGUE’S PARODY
BANGKOK TO PATTAYA
My bus ride was great, even though it was over an hour late arriving but that’s a story for further down the post. After virtually a month of having friends and family around I was alone again with no plans , no catch ups. I didn’t want to do tours I prefer as you know to wander around see where my wonky gps takes me … Continue reading BANGKOK TO PATTAYA
TUK TUKS AND TRAVEL DAYS
The rain had stopped for a few days the Kampot river glistened in the sun , children saying hello to me ,the puppies thriving they are little fatties and mother is so good with them but I had to say farewell to all the dogs, the river and my friends old and new as it was end of my visa so here I am in … Continue reading TUK TUKS AND TRAVEL DAYS
CAMBODIA, PEPPER PUPPIES AND KIDS
I noticed last week that the prettiest of the dogs here at Mango Tree 11 my accommodation hadn’t been around for the last few days I asked Somnang the lovely Cambodian manager of my accom where had she gone he gestured me and under the shade of the leanto near the banana trees there she lay in a large flowerpot with 4 squirming little puppies … Continue reading CAMBODIA, PEPPER PUPPIES AND KIDS
KAMPOT SINGING IN THE RAIN
Three months ago I stood at H&M in Penang clutching a little foldable umbrella in a fabulous leopard print, not being a shopper and a bit of a penny pincher I pictured my next few months of travel, Oh I knew it was going to be wet but my programmed mind that is set at 7kg carryon and 20 kg checked luggage and my irrational … Continue reading KAMPOT SINGING IN THE RAIN
Kampot Down By the Riverside
I arrived here in the dark of the evening , grabbed a tuktuk to take me to my accommodation which I thought going by what I had read,was close to town centre (found out later booking site had changed the centre of town) we rounded the brightly lit roundabout where the Big Durian is and headed down a dirt road then turned left bumped through … Continue reading Kampot Down By the Riverside
BYE THAI HERE KMER
After leaving Ao Nang I had a 3 day layover back in Krabi Town,this time I stayed at a different end of town and discovered a busy Saturday local food market the usual smells , sounds of cleavers chopping up just killed chickens, the pungent smell of spice mixes , stalls of mangoes from iridescent green to yellow a great way to spend my last … Continue reading BYE THAI HERE KMER
Ao Nang Its A See You Later From Me
I sit here winding down from my stay by the sea with only 2 days remaining I can only see the great place this is not the dark side of housemaids revenge. As an update on the robbery, I believe they think I am lying, a silly tourist trying to taint the name of this hotel, this town. The housemaid who is my main suspect … Continue reading Ao Nang Its A See You Later From Me
Why I am CRABBY in KRABI
Aonang you got me man….. I usually begin with a heart full of joy for the life style I have. With the help of a few curve balls I have ended up traversing South East Asia writing this blog , writing my novel, embracing the places I choose to stay for 3 weeks or more , generally .To be honest as of yesterday morning I … Continue reading Why I am CRABBY in KRABI
SWIMMING IN THE SEA THE ANDAMAN SEA
Who doesn’t love a beach, the sand, the sun, the sea, the selfies. I feel so lucky here in Ao Nang, I have a balcony , a real place to sit outside and my view wow .I have a view of the incredible Limestone Karsts that makes this landscape here so impressive and unique, so ancient and awe inspiring. These monster rocks just jutting out … Continue reading SWIMMING IN THE SEA THE ANDAMAN SEA
Rubber soles open roads 