Back in Jakarta 12 Aug 2013 | 10:23 am

While Shona was away in Scotland the boys did a wee bit of travelling around Java – in just over a week. We’ve returned home having clocked up about 1675 Km exploring some obscure towns and finding so...

Out of Jakarta 25 Jun 2013 | 02:53 pm

how to embarrass your children 3 3 May 2013 | 04:56 pm

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Highs and Lows 13 Apr 2013 | 10:23 am

One of the highlights of our latest visit to Vietnam was our stay in the mountain resort of Sapa. Despite some stress at both ends of the journey. We had booked and paid for sleeper train tickets onli...

Old and New 9 Apr 2013 | 07:24 pm

We returned late on Saturday evening having spent another fantastic  holiday in Vietnam. This time we explored the North and also met up with the Descalzo family – some very dear friends from our time...

Melancholic Moth 17 Mar 2013 | 03:51 pm

An Atlas Moth crash landed in the school grounds last week. The world’s largest moth doesn’t eat and has only two weeks to mate before their energy reserves are spent. This moth had no energy left to ...

Uncomfortable Reading 16 Feb 2013 | 03:55 pm

Feeling very spoilt and guilty having read Andre Vltchek’s words in Counterpunch Newsletter. http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/01/25/jakartas-killer-floods-and-the-elites/ And then… the Guardian today ...

Time to Go 24 Jan 2013 | 01:38 pm

This shop makes me smile every time I run past it on a Saturday morning. Unusual to find headstones and toilets on display in the same establishment.

HCM (Saigon) Part 2 24 Jan 2013 | 06:39 am

On our return to Saigon we stayed at the Continental Hotel. The Fine Arts Museum is a beautiful old mansion-house built for a wealthy Chinese family during Colonial times. Close to Ben Thanh Market it...

Birthday Boy 20 Jan 2013 | 02:28 pm

The great, wee fella is 10 years old today. We drove East to check out Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. There’s nothing really mini about the park – once you find the main entrance off the toll road.  A wh...