GREENBOAT, GREENCURRY GREENMANGO
What a busy week for this layabout solo traveller. As I stated last week the Phcum Ben celebrations were on over the weekend and the staff here were all going to have time off to spend with family . All hands on deck at Kama café. We recruited another volunteer a handsome Italian Hippie, Frederico. He and I were on the dishes , cleaning . … Continue reading GREENBOAT, GREENCURRY GREENMANGO
KAMPOT, KAMA AND KARMA
The volunteer journey continues giving me a sense of finally having time in my life to give. So excited I recruited my first volunteer for the Fish Island project. Elena from Germany started 2 days ago and is working with Soon getting the organic garden ready making quirky bamboo garden ornaments with old chairs found on the side of the road. If you want to … Continue reading KAMPOT, KAMA AND KARMA
Vagabond to Volunteer
An uneventful bus ride was had from Phnom Penh, the roads seem to have improved from a few months ago, well they would have to, the trip was so dusty and bumpy, this time I was on the Big bus. We missed what looked like a massive storm as we zoomed along the highway just before sunset then this incredible rainbow appeared, sadly it was … Continue reading Vagabond to Volunteer
JUST GO WITH IT
Surprise, for me too !!!!here I am in Phnom Penh, last Friday I messaged my friend in Kampot to see how things were proceeding with the Kampot readers and writers festival that he organizes and I am to help with. He asked when would I get there? I had booked to be there on the 15th October. He said he was swamped as he is … Continue reading JUST GO WITH IT
MALAYSIA’S MERDEKA, MEDIUMS AND MOONCAKES
The 31st August was Merdeka day , the 62nd anniversary of when Malaya gained independence from Great Britain . The English had been here since 1786. The legacy of the Brits live on here in the magnificent colonial buildings they left behind and a small statue of Queen Victoria that stands in a corner of a park, I pass it when I am on the … Continue reading MALAYSIA’S MERDEKA, MEDIUMS AND MOONCAKES
GEORGETOWN, ITS GRAND DAME.
Ladies comb your hair, put on some lipstick, gentlemen your best t shirt if you haven’t got a shirt. Lets go for a visit to the Eastern &Oriental Hotel. You may be staying in a hostel as I am but no one knows. This Grand Dame of Georgetown was built in 1885 by the Sarkie Brothers. Ring a bell, yes they were the owners, designers … Continue reading GEORGETOWN, ITS GRAND DAME.
LOVE LIVING ON LOVELANE
Who wouldn’t want to live on a street called Love Lane. All we need is love right. Let me take you on a trip down Love Lane. I have mentioned the origins of the name but its history dates back further it was first mentioned on a street map of Georgetown Penang in 1803, a number of Catholic Eurasians came here escaping persecution in othe … Continue reading LOVE LIVING ON LOVELANE
PATTAYA TO PENANG
Another travel day, due to my being an early to the airport girl I had arranged for the taxi through my accommodation to pick me up at 9 am on Sunday, even though my flight check in wasn’t until 11.30 am. I had been told traffic would be hectic being a Sunday. It had cost 200 bht more by going through the accommodation but when … Continue reading PATTAYA TO PENANG
PATTAYA CITY OF………
I found a map that wasn’t in Russian, finding a map not in Russian was harder than you think, the Russians were a big influence on this town in the 90’s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, their presence now is not so noticeable but have seen a few Russian bars on my walks . Finding a map was so good I know that … Continue reading PATTAYA CITY OF………
PATTAYA DON’T JUDGE
My first week here has been eye opening to say the least. I really like my little cabin in this complex and have had a few swims in the pool, however the pool is in the middle of a bar restaurant, an Indian one, I went one evening to have a good curry meal when I was confronted by bare chested Indian bachelors(I hope they … Continue reading PATTAYA DON’T JUDGE
Rubber soles open roads 