A day at the zoo…and another temple!

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Thailand | 0 comments A visit to the Chiang Mai Zoo was one thing that the girls had been looking forward to since first arriving in Thailand. This may be in part due to the book series I am currently reading to them called ‘The Secret Zoo’, all about the adventures of four kids into the world of animals and a secret world. Whilst zoos are not among my favourite places, we are not including Africa as part...
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A sensational day – by Phoebe

Posted by on Sep 5, 2012 in Thailand | 5 comments I woke up – it was my birthday.  Happy birthday to me!  I open my presents. I got a card from Mum and Dad and Immi, and one from Grandma and Granddad and Lara and Teddy. I got an Ipod and ‘Stitch’ to hang on it, a necklace, friendship bracelet and some lollies.  We then went in a van to the Elephant Park. We fed them, then got on them bare-back and went for a walk in the jungle and then...
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At home in Chiang Mai …

Posted by on Sep 1, 2012 in Thailand | 3 comments When looking into accommodation for Chiang Mai we enquired for an apartment as we were having a longer stay here of two weeks or more. We wanted a kitchen to be able to make our own breakfasts and snacks and to make dinner a few nights per week.  We hadn’t heard back from our enquiry with a definitive answer so we were hoping that ‘someone’ would by chance be there to meet us.  The...
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Planes, trains and … tuk tuks

Posted by on Aug 30, 2012 in Cambodia, Thailand | 1 comment and buses, taxis and bikes … so far we have tried a few different modes of transport. Our last morning in Sihanoukville had us hiring bikes to ride to Otres beach the next beach further south. After a 30 minute ride (as we had to go inland to go over the headland) we arrived to a beautiful stretch of beach and had a swim, built a sandcastle, had another swim and a drink before riding back...
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It takes both rain and sunshine to make a Rainbow …

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Cambodia | 3 comments … rightly says the Ancient proverb… Friday the 24th August was Imogen’s 7th birthday and following an early morning Skype with Granddad we were picked up for our Island Cruise where we were to enjoy a day of swimming, snorkeling and island hopping. A perfect day for Immi as she is such a water baby, or so we thought… You know how sometimes things don’t work out like you planned...
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