I spent a lovely sunny weekend in the old capital Ayutthaya with Masha (not a typo, there's no 'r' in her name), a lovely bubbly girl from my orientation. Went into BKK to meet her there as I had to sort out buses down to Koh Chang, which I accepted is impossible to do over the phone. Rushed around like a crazy lady trying to make it to the train station for the 11.40 train to Ayutthaya, got there at about 11.35 and found out she'd booked us onto the 1pm one. Ah ...

Last Weds (10th) was a random mid-week day off, for Constitution Day apparently. For me it meant having Emily to visit and going out and about. First of all we bussed to Phra Phutthabat on the outskirts of Saraburi (near the market with the nice coconut cakes!) It's my third visit now, but I like it there, and see something new everytime. Luckily we pulled out our ajarn IDs and didn't need to pay an entry price like other foreigners, perks! After my compulsory pu...

I could get used to five star luxury holidays. Last weekend was a long one because Friday was the King's Birthday... think our royals should start giving us a national holiday when one of them has a birthday. Me and the family set off for Hua Hin around 7am and it took about 5 hours to get there as every Thai man and his dog were on the roads. When we arrived we went straight to a famous seafood restaurant on a hill. Also on the same hill is a 66ft gold buddha, ...

Had an awesome weekend of fresh air, good food, and lots of forest... I was equipped with a box of fresh 'curry puffs' to snack on (the pastry which Saraburi's famous for, although it has different sweet fillings and nothing to do with curry), and I found myself on the small local bus I needed, along with about 70 Thai people. Arrived in Pak Chong (the nearest town to Khao Yai) and navigated myself through the bustling night market, and then back again, and then...

School trips aren't what they used to be!! On Wednesday we took the 28 kids in P3 (age 8/9ish) to Safari World in Bangkok. I've never been the biggest fan of zoos, but heard that the animals here were well-kept, bearing in mind they're still out of their natural habitats and confined in cages so that's debateable. I thought it would be a good educational trip, seeing lots of different animals Oh no... the Thai teachers idea of 'education' consisted of carting u...