Easy as Pai…

Easy as Pai…

“Are you taking the Barf Bus” said a good friend a few months before we started our journey.  The term ‘bus’ wasn’t discouraging but ‘barf’ encouraged us to take a car. Heading towards Pai we climbed upwards for what seemed like an eternity through the heavy rain. The...

Elephant Heaven…

Elephant Heaven…

Moving further north to Chiang Mai was always meant to be a just staging post to our final destination in Thailand, Pai.  But with Sukhothai and Pai being more remote destinations, Chiang Mai gave us the opportunity to hang around in the more hustle and bustle of a...

Historical Sukhothai…

Historical Sukhothai…

Initially this place was not on our radar, so we were grateful when it was suggested to us by friends who had been there and what a find.   About 427 km north of Bangkok. Sukhothai was the capital of the Thai Empire for approximately 140 years.  It’s a stunning place...

Bangkok… Short but sweet!!!

Bangkok… Short but sweet!!!

It’s was wonderful to be back in Bangkok, I’ve always loved being there and it’s a city that never ceases to amaze.  Arriving on the 18th June and only planning to be there for 2 days, the pressure was on to make sure Sam, whose first time it was in the city, saw as...

Take me back a year…

Take me back a year…

A year ago, myself and my partner Sam, embarked on a long awaited journey to Asia. Planned since January and after much research on the web and studying maps, its good to be old style, we had an itinerary, one backpack of clothes and a camera bag full of a camera for...

Memories of days gone by…

Memories of days gone by…

Its spring 1979 and I'm loitering at the school gates waiting for the start of day. Not just another day though, as that day was to change my life musically. Through the school gates walks a guy, long shoulder length hair, denim jeans and a jacket that had AC/DC...

Reflections of Fish Meadow

Reflections of Fish Meadow

From a Meadow to a Lake Back before the days of lockdown, Upton - Upon - Severn had already faced the challenges off flooding.  Having only moved to the area just over a year ago, this was my first real experience of how devastating these events can be.  It was sad to...