Talk about nearly choking on my cappuccino! So there I am enjoying a quiet coffee at the Australian Open when suddenly the peaceful garden area of the player lounge  becomes a …

Like some perverse sort of warm-up for my new Bangkok life, Melbourne has gone crazy hot. It’s fine down at the beach but not when we’re back in town. I’ve …

2016 started off as a normal year for our family. However looking back there were signs even then of what was ahead. From the moment we sweltered through an uncomfortably …

I’m rather pleased with our Christmas this year! Thanks to our friends Down Under and the warm weather. I salute you all!   Of course that’s an “Aussie salute” to …

Well here we have it the Final Countdown Don’t you find it funny the way you think in songs at this time of year?  I think it’s all that surreptitious …

Christmas trees I’ve seen a few,  but rarely has a Christmas tree stopped me in my tracks  quite like the one at the Sofitel, Bangkok Sukhumvit. Wow, it is delightful. …