Christmas in Koh Samui

christmas koh samui

By Mum We knew this year was going to be very different as we would be away from home for Christmas. None of the usual traditions would be followed and we would have to come up with alternative ways to spend our Christmas. As I have not been driving here I could not “nip to the shops” … Read more

Tantalising Thai Food

thai cookery classes

Report by Mum We have been in Koh Samui for about two weeks now and one of the most overriding things we have experienced is the wonderful food. We had certainly been spoiled by Nita in Bali who cooked all fresh Balinese food for us and we didn’t know how we would react to the changes … Read more

Fun Stuff From Bali

This is just a quick post with some stuff from Bali – we are always playing catch up with the website – so much to do and so little time. The kids spend quite a bit of time writing reports and making the videos and photos. It is part of their school work to learn … Read more

Koh Samui – Seeing the Sights

koh samui sights

By Ben We have been in Koh Samui for 1 month now and here is what has happened so far.  On the first day we had to get here by a coach and a ferry because the direct flights to Koh Samui were too expensive. On the coach (bus) there was a little Chinese girl in … Read more

Koh Samui – First Impressions

koh samui guide

by Dad – What? I thought we should do a quick roundup of our first impressions here in Koh Samui Thailand. The journey here was great fun – flight from Kuala Lumpur to Surat Thani then choosing to get the bus and ferry transfer from Surat Thani (mainland) to Samui was a good idea as it turned … Read more

Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur

petronas twin towers kuala lumpur

Report By Ben On Sunday the 1st November 2015 we went to Petronas twin Towers. This was our third day in Kuala Lumpur and we decided to take a tour bus around the city. This is a Hop-On Hop-Off system which lets you get off and on as many times as you like in one day.We … Read more

Cosmos Theme Park in Kuala Lumpur

cosmos kuala lumpur

Report By Tom On Tuesday 3rd of November we went to Cosmos – Berjaya Times Square Theme Park in Kuala Lumpur. To get there we used a monorail. A monorail is like a train only on a levitated track with one rail and for two stops was about 70p – good fun! When we got there it … Read more

Ceremonies, Celebrations and Cremations

bali ceremony

 Report By Mum Bali has been a wonderful experience for us all and we are very sad to leave it and especially the people we have met during our stay. Although we are looking forward to Koh Samui in Thailand! One of the special things about Bali was the amount of ceremonies. They seem to have one … Read more

Lake Batur and a Live Volcano

mount batur bali

Report by BenToday,23rd October, we went to Lake Batur. We wanted to go because we wanted to see a live volcano and a caldera. The caldera is the large volcanic crater formed by an eruption – they sometimes have lakes in them (Lake Batur)!The drive was long, about 2 and half hours. Finally we reached … Read more