My trip out of Thailand was a great mini adventure. I headed out of Bangkok from Don Meung, the old international airport. It was supposed to close, but the new airport, Suvarnabhumi couldn't cope so they reopened Don Meung for domestic flights.The airport is a great advert for globalisation, you arrive and there are several local vendors and a few Thai restaurants.No one really ever hangs around on this side; you pass through into departures thinking that there ...

Wow, is it nearly November already, October whizzed by. Finished my first half term at Regents did a grand total of 10 weeks, and to say I'm shattered is an understatement.The last week I have done nothing but go to school and sleep. Let's try and get you up to date with my life, well September finished in a flourish.Mike organised for several of us to go to a free wine tasting.Never been to a wine tasting and Rachael I apologise now, there was no quaffing.Th...

There are several things about Bangkok I marvel at regularly - the ability of taxi drivers to take you somewhere 2 minutes ago they appeared not to have heard of, the fact that Thai people never seem to shout (seriously never so much as a cross word) and the way that in this slightly polluted city they have the most amazing subway and sky train. Admittedly both are on the small side, but you can always hope they get extended. The subway (MRT) has a rather clinica...

I have survived my first month and it is all starting to feel a little more familiar.I brought myself an A-Z of Bangkok and realised (embarrassingly for a Geography teacher) that I was completely topsy-turvy.The good thing now is that I actually have some idea of where everything is.I thought I was getting to know my way around, I use the MRT (underground) and the sky train to get most places, looking at my new treasure it turns out I have only seen about a quart...

Part of my contract is that I give up some time to entertaining the boarders in their free time and also that I run a club.On the club front all staff are expected to run one club a week.We got given a piece of paper within 4 days of arriving in the country to say what we wanted do and what day.Being the organised person that I am I missed the deadline and was living fear of being given chess club or worse.Mike came to my rescue.I am now the assistant at the life...