

Living the Expat Life?
So how do you know if you would actually enjoy staying in one place for an extended period of time?
Well . . .
You stay in one place for an extended period of time.
Tom’s version of “THE DREAM” (as in “Livin’ the Dream”):
I wake up to the sunshine wafting through the gauzy curtains of our bedroom. I roll out of bed, pull on my shorts and head to the coffee maker. With my cup of coffee in my hand, still bleary-eyed with sleep, I step off the deck onto the warm sand just fe


Welcome to Party Town: Patong Beach
Patong Beach is known as one of the best party towns in Thailand. It also has a great beach. We decided to hang for a week in Patong, not to party but because we found a quiet hotel just a block off the beach.
*Aside* We also figured where there are lots of tourists there ought be good food. We were right, but more about that later! When I made our reservation at The Shades Boutique Hotel I asked for a room on a lower floor as there is no elevator. On arrival, low and behold


Phuket - The “h” is Silent
So after our adventures in pet sitting with Rosie in Kuala Lumpur we realized that it’s much nicer when someone comes into our room each day to change the sheets, make the bed, bring us fresh towels and leave us some bottled water. It hasn’t taken us long to get spoiled, huh?
As usual Tom was drying out, feeling the need to get back in the water for some diving. Some of the best sites for diving in Thailand (actually in many places in the world) are only accessible from live


A Home Away From Home
For two weeks we have an address in Kuala Lumpur: Lorong Taman Pantai 2, Bukit Pantai, Bangsar. We also have "house” responsibilities in addition to walking and feeding the dog, Rosie. *Aside* Somehow learning our address eludes me throughout our stay, so every time we get into a cab I must bring it up on my phone to show it to the driver. I think the fact that I have no idea how to pronounce it may be part of the issue. Whenever I try to say the address I’m faced by a blank