Pretty Pai In The Sky

Despite the potted petunias in the coffee shops in the main street, Pai did not make a good first impression. That may have been partly due to our journey.

15 years ago

Balloons At Sunrise

The basket bumps and skids along the ground, almost out of control despite the men and women gripping the sides fighting to steer the heavy beast. The basket and.

15 years ago

O-Pints And Other Excitement At Chiang Mai Zoo

Confronted with two long curved and dangerously pointed tusks — so long they crossed over in front — and a wise elephant eye, I had no choice but to.

15 years ago

Magical Floating Lanterns

A sky full of floating lanterns is just as magical as I imagined. The crowds and the popping and whistling crackers just faded away every time I looked up.

15 years ago

23 Tips For Taking A Toddler On A Tour Of Vietnam

A dear friend jets off to Vietnam next week with her toddler son, slightly apprehensive about her first overseas trip as a single mother. The unstoppable Ms J is.

15 years ago

Prawn Fishing In Singapore

I found the whacky concept of prawn fishing, like frog farming, immensely appealing. Unfortunately, our prawn fishing expedition in Singapore was not as wildly exciting as I’d hoped. The.

15 years ago

10 Toddler Foods In Langkawi

Eating in Langkawi wasn’t as exciting as we expected. Miss M was more disinterested in eating than usual and every time we got a morsel of food into her.

15 years ago

10 Toddler Foods In Penang

We swanned off to Penang without much planning. It was perhaps a bit of Asian expat arrogance. Twenty-month-old Miss M is an old Vietnam and Singapore hand and we,.

15 years ago