We knew Chiang Mai Ram Hospital existed. Did not have any plans to visit it though. At the outset let me say everyone is doing just fine. Last Thursday afternoon our little angel came down with a tummy bug. It was just days ago that I was thinking “Wow she’s done really well, five weeks and not even a sniffle”… I guess it is thoughts like these that should have the alarm bells ringing.

No we haven’t been transported forward 543 years, this is the current year in Thailand. An interesting little fact is that the Thai Calendar begins with Buddhas birth 2551 years ago. 95% of the population are Buddhist, and with the abundance of Wat (Temples) and Spirit Houses it is not hard to believe. So it [...]

Everyone has a tooth story. Mine is the painful tale of 3 root canals, 15 injections in one sitting and an aching pocket. My teeth have been the biggest bane and pain of my life. For as long as I remember every check up would have the dentist rattling of a sequence of numbers and [...]

Zofia not refusing solids… will wonders ever cease! Her exotic tastes are making their appearance, and although she still picks her days, she has taken a great liking to mango, papaya, paw paw, croissant, eggs, noodles and rice! Oh and there is the humble cucumber and the new favourite, mango and yoghurt shake. It has [...]

After our first week in Bangkok we decided to skip the southern beaches and head for Chiang Mai, the “Rose of the North”. We had decided ahead of time that we would stay for at least 4 weeks in Chiang Mai and use it as a base to explore the surrounding country side and also [...]

Character, Comfortable, Compact, Convivial, Cool… We chugged into Chiang Mai on the overnight sleeper, arriving at approximately 8 in the morning. The difference in climate was one of the first things that Madzia noticed! The pace was also noticeably slower, as we walked down the platform, preparing ourselves for a barrage of tuktuk touts, and [...]