This is a conversation that happened today, between me and my new 6-year-old student. 6: Hey. You’re not Mr Richard. Me: No, I’m Miss Amy. 6: Miss! Not Mrs? Me: Miss is for girls, Mrs is for married women. I’m Miss because I’m not married. 6: Ohhh, but whyyyy aren’t you married? Me: Erm… 6: […]

Cabbage and Condoms is a restaurant in Thailand that many have heard about. Set up by Mechai Viravaidya, he created a programme called the PDA which has spent many years dedicated to promoting family planning in urban and rural areas of Thailand. The proceeds from both here, and the Birds and The Bee’s resort in Pattaya, […]

I grew up with bikes, but motocross wasn’t something that I had heard of until my late teens. My mum’s best friend was a rider, my mum’s ex was a rider, and I always thought that someday I would be a rider. But then my mum’s friend died in a motorbike accident, and it scared […]

Whilst I love Bangkok, it has to be said, sometimes it’s nice to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and retreat somewhere peaceful. And with friends over visiting, it felt like the perfect time to book a little