By Ben. On Sunday the 30th of June 2019 we attended the wedding of a couple, Tim and Jaa, who we have known for around 4 years. We met them at their restaurant ,Hemingway’s on the Beach in Koh Samui and have since gotten friendly with them. He is an Englishman and she is … Read more
So the LBF blog has been quiet for quite some time now and I will explain why. We arrived in Koh Samui early in April 2016 and had spent a few days getting settled when we got some terrible news from home. Michael’s mum, Emily, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and the outlook was … Read more
By Tom On the 13th of March we went on the banana boat in Lembongan.Banana BoatIf you don’t know what a banana boat is it is a long banana shape floating thing with two foot rests one on each side but you could also wedge your feet in between the boat and the foot rests. Also … Read more
By Ben On Tuesday 8th March it was the eve of Nyepi in Bali. Nyepi is a Hindu festival in which nothing happens at all, really nothing. You are not allowed to leave your villa or house; some hotels have to put things like covers over the windows and just to make sure you stay at your … Read more
By Mum We have been in south Bali for about five weeks and to be honest we are finding it hard to adjust to the surrounding chaos we find ourselves in. The constant noise of traffic and tooting of horns at all hours is not ideal and not very conducive to the calm and peace you expect … Read more
ByTom On the Friday the 12th of February we went to Waterbom Bali. The journey to the waterpark was just a normal drive, a simple hour drive it didn’t feel like 1 hour it felt like 30 minutes. When we got there, there was a biggish lobby with a gift shop and a counter to enter or … Read more
By Mum We have been on Koh Samui for just over five weeks and I am happy to report that school is going well. We have spent some time on studying the weather this month. The cloud formations here are amazing and we thought we should make use of theses natural wonders to learn more about … Read more
By Mum On Friday 22nd January we had booked a trip to the Angthong National Marine Park. This is a chain of 42 islands just off the coast of Koh Samui. And we decided the best way to get there would be by speed boat. We had looked at several options but decided to go with a … Read more
By Ben On Monday the 10th of January me and Tom used one of our vouchers from Santa to go to Canopy Adventures in Koh Samui. Canopy Adventures is a zip line park located on Maenam or Soi 5 – not far from us. The drive was ok to Maenam as we had been quite a few … Read more
By Mum How were we going to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Koh Samui? This was a question that had been playing on our minds for a while. As a couple we don’t really DO New Year’s Eve. I am normally in bed at my usual time and don’t make a big fuss of it. But … Read more