Birthday at Bangla

To me, a birthday is not one day. It is a festival. Sometimes a week long, and on the rare occasion, a month (this did involve dragging several friends out of the country though). So on my 33rd birthday I find myself barely a week into my move to Thailand. I was going...

Sunset drinks…

It is too hard to resist the temptation to sit on the beach with a drink & watch the sun set over the water. My first Sunday in Kamala I find myself at a restaurant ON the beach, where you need to speak up over the noise of the waves, and the waiters have no need...

Kamala Beach

Arriving in Kamala (pronounced Camel-Ah) I couldn't have been more impressed. I knew that Phuket was beautiful, but arriving at Kamala was stunning. Maybe it had something to do with the 2 beers I had consumed within an hour of being picked up?! My new colleagues...

Condensing my life…

Saying goodbye is an interesting thing. I've discovered that there are 2 schools of thought: The 'wow, what an exciting adventure. I'm so jealous, you are going to have such a good time!' And the 'Really? But what about your job & your...