London to Bueng Kan

Finally, after what seems like forever, we’ve come back to our Thai home! Our home, which I’ve written about a few times, is in the province of Bueng Kan, Thailand. The province borders the Mekhong river which splits Thailand and Laos. This is where our Thai family are based. It’s also where we’ve built our…

Ship Life

Here's another landmark to add to the still relatively young 2013. As you will most likely already know from my previous posts, I've been waiting to be assigned a ship for my new job. Six weeks ago, whilst on Koh Tao, sitting in the office of a small production company, I got an email. This…

Cleaning a Tuk-Tuk

We've had another busy week. Both Mos and I have both had a birthday, we've been to the cinema, twice. And, we bought a latex plantation. After a quite and relaxed day at home, apart from a trip to the cinema, for my birthday, we started to get our stuff together to head back to…

LCCT – Low Cost Carrier Terminal

Once you find out what LCCT stands for (Low Cost Carrier Terminal) it makes you consider paying that £50 more to fly into a different terminal. The LCCT is a terminal of Kuala Lumpur (KUL) airport. It is the international home of AirAsia. Much like Heathrow Terminal 5 is home to British Airways. And like…

Kuala Lumpur MKII

The time has come. My 90-day Non-Immigrant 'B' visa is about to expire. A visa that could be renewed for a further nine months with the addition of a work permit. Sadly, in my role, I technically work on a project by project basis. The work permits that I get issued from the Film Authority…

Sleeping on a Helipad

Mos' friend, Macky, who is a nurse in Bangkok, told us that she was planning on visiting Chiang Mai for a short break. She had just left her job, and had a gap before her new job started. I'd never met Macky before, aside from a few short messages on Facebook. Mos had met her…