Saying yes to Thailand.... — by TheBotanicalCat on

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You know what? Life is absolutely bloody amazing. Here I am, chilling on a hammock in Pai with a beautiful iced coffee, taking in the surr...

Day 2. The Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Chinatown. — by TheBotanicalCat on

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I don't think I've ever had such a busy first 'real' day. I started off with an early dart from Sam Sen Sam Place to drop...

Welcome to Bangkok... Bikes, food, and precious sleep. — by TheBotanicalCat on

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I finally arrived in Bangkok on Saturday after what seemed like the longest journey ever with very little sleep... Well that's what...

One more dawn… One more day… One day more! — by TheBotanicalCat on

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I can’t believe that the final day on English soil has arrived… and typically it’s raining. I can’t actually understand where the time...

It's the final countdown… — by TheBotanicalCat on

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I can’t get it into my head that in a week (and an hour) I’ll be all checked in for my flight. I’ll have given my mum and my grandad o...

Sometimes we just have to smile... — by TheBotanicalCat on

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Life isn't always roses; I know this, I appreciate this, and I never expected it to be. I know that there were always going to b...

Stepping out of the comfort zone... — by TheBotanicalCat on

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“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the plac...

21 days to go... — by TheBotanicalCat on

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For the first time in what seems like an age I'm lay surrounded by bubbles and actually enjoying this moment to myself. Calm, relax, sip...

Pumpkin season = Autumnal bread. — by TheBotanicalCat on

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My idea of pure autumnal bliss would be a long walk in the forest, hand in hand with the other half. The air would be icy and crisp, ou...

One month + two days. Pass the wine! — by TheBotanicalCat on

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Oh. My. Goodness. Where is the time going? Honestly, it seems like yesterday I was booking my flights and getting all excited about fina...