I’ve been struggling to update my blog lately, mainly through lack of enthusiasm. Updating a blog is a bit like working. I have just had a few WhatsApp messages asking me how I am, (I am very well...
Most days I will take a 2 hour walk along the beach in Hua Hin. This particular day I was walking along Khao Takiab beach, which is the beach in the next bay, just south of Hua Hin. There were not many...
It is January 25th today and I have been invited on a 3 day break to celebrate Chinese New Year with Pani and some of her friends. There are six of us on this trip, Nan, Top, Ploy, Aom, Pani and me. We...
One of the tourist attractions in Hua Hin is the railway station, it is a throwback to the glory days of rail travel. The station is a working piece of history, with old signs and architecture, and still...
About a 45 minute drive south of Hua Hin is the Khao Sam Roi National Park, and hidden in the depths of this stunning national park is the Phraya Nakhon Cave. The cave is one of Thailand’s most spectacular,...
It is Thursday 12 January. I am feeling back to normal now, and have got over whatever was wrong with me. Today is going to be the first day of proper exercise, walking the full length of Hua Hin beach,...
Today is Friday 6 January. I went sightseeing again with Pani, in Bangkok yesterday, but I was feeling a bit ill. I had been shivering in bed, most of the previous night. We went to visit another temple...
Today is the 3rd January. Pani has taken the day off work today and is taking me sightseeing. After some breakfast at a local cafe we set off on foot heading for Wat Pho, a Buddhist temple containing the...
Many of you will have known about me retiring abroad, and my plans to travel around Southeast Asia. Most of you won’t know about my Thai girlfriend Pani. In today’s blog I am going to introduce...
It is Monday 2nd January today. My 3:30 am flight from Dubai took off on time and I arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport just after midday. Immigration was well organised and straightforward....