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    What little Sam said
    Aug 7, 2014Aug 7, 2014

    What little Sam said

    Bangkok, Friends, Goodbye, Holiday, Home sickness, Life, Shrimp, Travel, Uncategorized, Woman
    We weren’t planning on going ‘home’ as soon as we did, a year and a half into our 4 year post. I thought we’d go on a holiday in South ... Read more
    Do Not Call Me A Trailing Spouse
    Jun 17, 2014Dec 16, 2014

    Do Not Call Me A Trailing Spouse

    Bangkok, Poetry, Trailing Spouse, Uncategorized, Woman
    I wrote a poem in anger at the way the term ‘trailing spouse’ is used to categorise partners of people who expatriate. Its probably better when read aloud with my ... Read more
    What will YOU do?
    Jun 17, 2014Dec 16, 2014

    What will YOU do?

    Bangkok, Family, Life, Travel, Uncategorized
    ‘What will YOU do?’ That was the most common question when I told people we were moving to Bangkok. My stock response? ‘I’ll look after the kids, settle us all ... Read more
    And the violin played while the ship went down
    May 21, 2014May 22, 2014

    And the violin played while the ship went down

    Bangkok, Documentary, Family, Life
    I’ve never before woken up in the morning to learn the country I live in is is in a state of ‘Martial Law’. I can only say this in an ... Read more
    ONE YEAR IN BANGKOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES O’HARA
    Mar 21, 2014

    ONE YEAR IN BANGKOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES O’HARA

    Adventure, Bangkok, Family, Home sickness, Life, Travel
    James, you have been living in Bangkok for 12 months with your family, Patti will turn 3 next week and Abe is soon to be 5. Please humour me and ... Read more
    “Here’s to Mum’s who travel” – Neil Walsh PhD
    Feb 13, 2014

    “Here’s to Mum’s who travel” – Neil Walsh PhD

    Adventure, Family, Holiday, Life
    A mixture of nerves, anxiety and excitement accompany me to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. I’m flying to Phnom Penh to catch up with my ‘old’ friend of twenty years. Worrying ... Read more
    Motorcycle diary of an expat on the verge
    Oct 6, 2013Oct 6, 2013

    Motorcycle diary of an expat on the verge

    Adventure, Documentary, Family, Life
    Other than riding on the back of my Dad’s Kawasaki in my teens, I don’t have much of a relationship with motorbikes. I like a nice leather, but not helmet ... Read more
    Je ne regrette Koh Samet
    Sep 27, 2013Sep 29, 2013

    Je ne regrette Koh Samet

    Adventure, Family, Holiday, Life
    The weekend that saw Bradley Wiggins win the Tour of Britain and Manchester City clobber United, I was oblivious to the high emotions stirred by both events, taking a long-envisioned trip to Koh Samet. When ... Read more
    baby sneezes, mummy pleases, daddy breezes in…
    Sep 19, 2013

    baby sneezes, mummy pleases, daddy breezes in…

    Adventure, Family, Life
    In case anyone was wondering whether the grass is greener on the other side, my answer is no. In fact the grass is more coarse and you need a rug to ... Read more
    It wasn’t the cough that carried her off….
    Sep 9, 2013

    It wasn’t the cough that carried her off….

    Family, Home sickness, Life
    …but the coffin they carried her off in. I’d been putting it off for ages, a trip to the hossy, but my internet searches kept telling me it’s terminal (which it isn’t – keep ... Read more

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    kenno
    I began my blog to update the folks back home when we moved to Bangkok from Blighty in March 2013. I wanted to share our tales and make them feel like they were on our journey with us. Who'd have known it would be a cathartic process for a woman, a mother, a lover and a friend in a foreign land, mid-identity crisis.


    The people I love say reading it makes them laugh and cry, writing it makes me laugh and cry. It's a little insight into our new expat/mad world and if it helps anyone in the process then what a bonus!