I'm in Phuket Town at the moment, and as I've found a local internet cafe which charges 15b per hour (as opposed to the outrageous 3b per minute elsewhere) thought I'd take the chance to update you about the parentals holiday, before I fall really behind!! Week 1: Bangkok, Saraburi, Ayutthaya, and Lopburi. Mum and dad didn't have the most promising start to their holiday as we all nearly got run down by a crazy taxi driver just outside the airport's door. Tried...

Two weeks of Bangkok-ian adventures to fill you in on now (no excuses for lack of blog action the last week as had minimal work to do, so it's ok to put it down to sheer laziness!) So going back in time a few weeks... (*time machine noises*)... on Friday 27th I skipped out of school, did a quick detour to mine to pick up my overnight bag and pink neon shades, and hopped onto the van with Kat, with sticky rice and curry puffs for sustenance. We thought we'd make ...

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...

Two words: Abi and shopping. No matter where in the world I am, these two things are inseperable. It really was just a matter of time until I had to hit Bangkok for a mini-spree. Decided to head to the big smoggy on Saturday for the day, more than anything just have some time away from Saraburi. Like living here as I do, there's only so much to keep one entertained by day come the weekend, and the constant staring and being called 'ferang' everywhere I go (it's g...

Sawatdeeka :)! We went to the Grand Palace yesterday morning... the King was visiting there that afternoon so it was immaculate. It was absolutely amazing. Seeing as it was built in 1782 I can't believe there's so many vibrant colours and such attention to detail. Most of the columns are made of individual mosaics and mirrors. After our two hours there we went for lunch at a navy club and the food was, of course, spectacular. We had spicy tom yum soup, seafood, v...