Living in Bangkok with Two Lurchers

After almost 2 years living and working in Thailand, I thought I was beyond the farcical mishaps I had encountered in my early days. I thought experiences such as my first ride on a  motorcycle taxi  were a thing of the past. But it seems that when you start to let down your guard and relax, Bangkok is still there waiting to take you down. Packing Up, Moving On The focus of this week was supposed to be the big packing up process. And as far as Monday and Tuesday were concerned, it was. We'd spent weeks organizing and decluttering, and now we were ready for the small army of Thai movers to descend on the house. And this all went on pretty seamlessly for two days and then that was it - empty house! At the completion of this milestone in our relocation plan, we were now looking forward to enjoying the last few weeks in Thailand. An Unexpected Visitor Part of our general merriment plans included trying to eat at all the restaurants, cafes, food vendors that we'v...

I've had a bit of a blogging shutdown of late, partly linked to changing web platforms and the associated hassle, and partly because we are now officially on the leaving Bangkok countdown! A Big Decision We've always know that living in Thailand was probably going to be quite a fixed term situation. Chris was on a 2 year assignment and although there was every chance this would be extended and we kept open minds about the future, the end would inevitably creep up on us. But we did ultimately have to make a decision to go back. And making that decision is not easy! There's the obvious FOMO feeling, exacerbated for us because we're technically leaving earlier than planned. For a long time I refused to consider cutting this short, as if once I leave Thailand I would never leave the house again! In my head I could hear people saying 'Why would you ever want to come back here?' as if I've totally wasted the opportunity. Obviously the people saying this wo...