Thailand Floods

by | Oct 31, 2011 | Thailand

During the 2011 Rainy Season, Thailand was hit by several typhoons (aka hurricanes or cyclones). In the North, many communities and villages were hit by flooding 7 or 8 times within a 2 months period. They’d clean up their homes and possessions, but before...

The Whirlwind

by | Oct 3, 2011 | adventure, Thailand

On Tuesday we picked up DH’s Mom from the airport, and began to finalize for our week. We would move out of the house on Saturday, complete all the packing, and then the movers were to come the following Tuesday. That evening, the mover came and informed us that...

Visa Run

by | Jul 12, 2011 | Thailand, travel

One of the joys of living in Thailand is the 90 day ‘Visa Run’. No, it’s not a Fun Run to benefit Visa. Every 90 days we have to cross a border into a neighbouring country, walk around the local market and then cross the border back into Thailand. I...

City vs Village

by | May 7, 2011 | PA DTS, Thailand, travel

Which is better, the city or the village? In the village the noise never stops. Dogs barking & fighting. Crickets chirping. Cluck cluck cluck. Cock-a-doodle- (the roosters here don’t say it right!). Brrrr…Tokay! Tokay! Tokay! (big gecko) Click click...

The Journey Continues

by | May 6, 2011 | PA DTS, Thailand

We left Baan Kharm on Thursday morning, with many tears as we left our new found friends behind. Our final week in the village was amazing. On Sunday, Sean was sick in the morning and by the time I got home from church, I was not feeling well myself. Then Timothy and...