by Hayley | Jul 14, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts
A public holiday in Thailand usually means some sort of Buddhist festival or celebration. This was definitely the case over the weekend when 2 holidays merged – long weekend!The weekend started off on Friday with Wan Asana Bucha (วันอาสาฬหบูชา), a celebration of...
by Hayley | Jul 5, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
A definite bonus about living in a community of expats is the celebrations and festival I get to be a part of. The 4th of July is no exception.The excitement and planning by the Americans started at least a month before the actual day. People had even brought American...
by Hayley | Jul 5, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
I am an Aunty! Early morning on the 25th June my brother and his wife welcomed their son Alexander Joshua into the world. It was so wonderfully exciting!(Cutest. Nephew. Ever.)This is my first time as an Aunty (though I’m an unofficial Aunty and Fairy...
by Hayley | Jun 27, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts
Riding a motorbike is a way of life in Phuket. You can get around without one, but it’s a hot and slow process.Being back in Kamala I am yet to get my own bike. Luckily, I have been able to borrow a friend’s bike (Penelope – that’s the bike)...
by Hayley | Jun 27, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts
Something as simple as having a picnic or dinner party shouldn’t be any cause for drama, yet here in K Town (aka Kamala) it definitely needs some forward planning.Last weekend some friends and I got excited and decided to have two food based events on the one...
by Hayley | Jun 10, 2014 | Asia, Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life
There should be some sort of guidebook – a manual really – on how to re-enter an old life. A good friend said to me that I should consider myself an astronaut and prepare myself for reentry…but you really have no idea how to do that until you...
