Eating tempura oysters, quickly cooked and served piping hot, as I perch atop a baby pink plastic stool with my back to a steep kerb, is one of the joys of being in Thailand. If I topple off, it will surely hurt, but who cares in the moment. Drinking cold Chang beer, the evening passes … Continue reading Thailand – A Land of Smiles & Smells
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We Men Can Talk & We Men Can Listen. We Men Can Also Do Yoga
I've been a regular yoga goer at The Yoga Factory in Southend on Sea, since May 2018. Yoga, I've practiced on and off for years. Whilst living and working in Thailand - I'd use an online yoga practice to deal with headaches when they arose. It would only take a 20 minute focussed work out, … Continue reading We Men Can Talk & We Men Can Listen. We Men Can Also Do Yoga
A Snake Encounter in Thailand
The sun glistens, running sun kissed fingers across the sparkling waters of Chalok Ban Koh. Swimming naked in its aquamarine waters, I feel at one with the ocean. It's not my normal character, to take such a risk but the opportunity arose and I couldn't resist. Making the most of my quiet time, daring my … Continue reading A Snake Encounter in Thailand
Five Of My Favourite Places To Visit At Christmas
Well, I don't know about you but depending on what is going on in my life, christmas can be either fun or awful but one thing I know, is that the best christmas I ever spent, was with my husband and family - tobogganing down the snow covered slopes of Grindelwald in Switzerland. Drinking a … Continue reading Five Of My Favourite Places To Visit At Christmas
Reminisce Simpler Times During A Mid-Week Break In Devon
As we pulled up the driveway, I could hear the sound of my children laughing, as they run across the grass. Saw my nephew standing next to my son and felt sad when thinking about the loss of my mother-in-law and the last time we all stood together, as a blended and extended family, watching … Continue reading Reminisce Simpler Times During A Mid-Week Break In Devon
Harness the Power of the Blue to Build Good Mental Health and Enhance Overall Wellbeing
I've been reading up on Ocean Therapy and Blue Health recently. https://youtu.be/zJ2xXpZ7AjQ Having been a keen advocate of using the power of the ocean and its marine life, to calm my children when they were little. I would put them in their rooms, after a bath and bedtime story, then if they had been having a … Continue reading Harness the Power of the Blue to Build Good Mental Health and Enhance Overall Wellbeing
The AWA Hotel – Koh Chang, Thailand
I'm not known as a person who likes to repeat experiences, even in going to the same location twice but there is something about Koh Chang which has nestled its way into my heart and makes me want to visit again. I never thought that I would become a great lover of thailand and its … Continue reading The AWA Hotel – Koh Chang, Thailand
Spend a Whirlwind Weekend Creating Brilliant Moments in Scotland
When I first visited Scotland, it was not somewhere I had ever wanted to go but from the moment I stood in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle, looking out across the city and afar, I began to be genuinely interested in this beautiful country. I had been invited by the Scottish Tourism Board to spend … Continue reading Spend a Whirlwind Weekend Creating Brilliant Moments in Scotland
Indulge Yourself with a Trip to Edinburgh This Autumn
Wondering what to do and where to go this autumn for a long weekend or a short mid-week break, then look no further than Edinburgh, Scotland. If you're desire to solo travel - then Edinburgh is a great place to do so - as the city sits right on the doorstep of the train station. … Continue reading Indulge Yourself with a Trip to Edinburgh This Autumn
Why a Short Break Sorts Out the Soul (for a bit anyway!)
Oh my... how I love long distant adventure. There is nothing like getting on a plane and arriving somewhere exotic, far away, which has taken over 8 hours (of floating around in the blue, with wisps of white) to arrive. Those feelings of cramp in the legs. The joy of eating a three course meal … Continue reading Why a Short Break Sorts Out the Soul (for a bit anyway!)