A Funeral, A Flood, A Festival

A frantic flight home, a funeral, floods in Bangkok and a missed festival – a pretty crap couple of weeks for us. If “pretty crap” can sum up the.

15 years ago

Motorbike Misadventures On A Mountaintop

My hands cover Miss M’s tiny ones, which are holding onto her dad’s sides. She doesn’t have the arm span to reach around him. My legs and arms hold.

15 years ago

In The Expat Zone

After feeling lost and confused in Chiang Mai for nearly four days, I’m in the zone again. The expat zone. We’re in a vegetarian restaurant. It’s air-conditioned. There’s free.

15 years ago

Cheers From Chiang Mai

Sitting under a faded red umbrella, slurping up a delicious curry chicken noodle dish as monks chant at a neighbouring wat, the huge upheaval suddenly seemed worth it. Our.

15 years ago

Anchors Aweigh!

We are preparing to set sail and that means downsizing and minimizing and otherwise cutting the ties we have here in Singapore. Most people we speak to are very.

15 years ago

Funding A Dropout

My shiny silver Toyota Rav 4 funded my first dropout. The next one will be funded by a year’s worth of savings (which isn’t that much, really. Really.) I.

15 years ago

Meet The Dropouts – Migration Mark Wiens

Meet Mark Wiens, a 25-year-old foodie who isn’t following the traditional school-university-career track that’s expected in most Western countries. Taken by his missionary parents to live in France and Africa when he was.

15 years ago

The Only Thai Food Guide You’ll Ever Need

When it comes to street food, Thailand is right up there. Everyone knows that. But, when you’re there, in Thailand, understanding not a word, fearful of food poisoning, feeling.

15 years ago