A writer, restaurateur and jungle mama blogging about life in Thailand
Some of you might know I write for travel magazine Unearthing Asia , a great online magazine all about the delights of Southeast Asia. I’m really pleased to let you all know that the first print edition, featuring an article by yours truly, is now out. For those of you in Asia you can grab [...]
Today is kids day. All the kids in Thailand are puffed-up-proud of themselves on this; their own shiny day. Mail, Pha Ngan and Mai come around, a raggle taggle procession of differently sized stompy feet. Proud in their proper baseball shoes, rather than customary dirty barefoot. Raucous on this the day no grown up can [...]
This is one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. This island, with its powerful jungle landscapes, cascading waterfalls and stunning beaches can take your breath away with its startling beauty. I’m honoured to live here, I try to appreciate the beauty of nature that surrounds me here, and I try to respect [...]
All is quiet in Jungle Town, after the raucous New Year celebrations. We have settled into some kind of rhythm of life again after the busy busy days surrounding the holidays. An exciting new project has come up for me, and this week I will be off to experience the joys of night fishing. I’ll [...]
Some days I feel like my relationship with this place is crazy-making. I lose perspective when embroiled in all the crazy drama of this little jungle town. And then there’s this….. Incandescent dawn on this crazy little beach I love, by Russell Gordon – Check out his beautiful Flickr stream here. Tweet This Post
Amazing dynamic artwork by Thai artist Kung Mana Tongmee, otherwise known as Shrimp. Kung's vibrant Asian art is part of a new wave of contemporary Asian art which is finding enormous popularity across … [Read More...]