Archive for the 'Travel' Category
A Trip to Hanoi Vietnam
January 14th, 2007Today I arrived back home in Bangkok after a week of adventure in and around Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. I decided to go to Vietnam for a number of reasons, firstly, I had never been there before, secondly, Hanoi is only an hour and a half from Bangkok by plane, and thirdly, I have […]
Hate Your Job?
January 6th, 2007If you hate your job you have one of two choices, stay there and remain miserable or move on. Although it may seem romantic or adventurous in a “Hollywood” kind of way to walk into your current place of employment and tell your boss what you really think of him and walk out with no […]
Personal Development New Year Checklist
January 1st, 2007The following personal development New Year checklist generally covers some of the things that I feel are important to be aware of everyday and by doing so should help make your quality of life that much better. Personal development covers so many areas of life it would be difficult to address each one but I […]
The Pattaya Thailand Experience
December 28th, 2006I’ve just spent my Christmas break in Pattaya Thailand and this is one place that never ceases to amaze me. Since Pattaya is only about two hours drive from where I live in Bangkok it is an easy and quick getaway from the sprawling city. Pattaya runs along a popular stretch of beach to Pattaya […]
Trust Your Feelings
December 18th, 2006No matter what it is you are doing or are trying to achieve in life, your feelings are the best guide you will ever have. It’s the way you feel about a situation or another person that indicates whether that situation or person is well placed in your life. I suppose you could call it […]
Watch and Learn from Animals and Children
December 15th, 2006Over the last couple of years while I have been living in Thailand I have heard many fascinating stories come out of the South East Asian tsunami disaster. It is coming up to the second year anniversary of that terrible tragedy and people have begun talking about it here quite a bit lately as there […]
The Power of International Travel
December 5th, 2006During the course of my life I have been fortunate enough to leave my native Australia and travel internationally to some far away destinations. Although thoroughly enjoying the adventure of being in another country, on each and every occasion I have not only learnt new insights into the way other cultures exist, I have always […]
Post Holiday Blues
November 1st, 2006I recently returned from a holiday on the island of Koh Chang, about six hours drive south of Bangkok in Thailand and about two hours from the Cambodian border. I live and work in Bangkok and had been told wonderful things about Koh Chang from friends who have visited this island previously. Unlike the huge […]