Sheena Brookes

Sheena B

I am due to leave England on 1st October, heading first to Thailand for 4 months, then onto Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos with my mate Estelle. Looking forward to updating you with all our stories and photos!



Travel Blog Posts


Sheena B icon
Sheena B
October 19th 2008

Well i can't quite believe i've now been away from the UK for over a year....i left 1st October '07 and will be back in a couple of days, Tuesday 21st '08....so this will be my last blog I've spent the last few weeks in Bahrain at my sisters place. It's very different from Koh Phangan of course, and took me a little while to adjust. I've been used to riding around on my motorbike, going off to the beach on my days off and enjoying the beautiful views of the sea and lush green palm trees....and although there are palm trees here, they are nearly all brown! It's just so hot and sandy here, and big buildings everywhere. I've got used to it now and it is a good place to be but not really ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
October 4th 2008

Well, this is the last of my stories from Koh Phangan! Well for now at least....i'm really missing the place and am making myself feel better by reminding myself that i will be back there next year sometime. I actually left on 18th Sept and am now in Bahrain at my sisters. I'm glad to say i managed to have a few great nights out in the last few weeks (and only got sick on one of them!) Also due to there only being myself and Carly left working at the clinic i got to spend loads of time with the dogs which was great. Me and Carly took it in turns to go and feed the animlas at the clinic, i tended to do the mornings as i lived so close to the clinic i ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
August 26th 2008

Well for those of you that have already scanned through the photos, i apologise for what you saw! and for those of you now about to look to see what i'm on about i apologise to you too! You see, we had a girls night out in Had Rin which started with drinks at Amanda's house. Of course i took a bottle of Sangsom (of which i drank most of before we left!) Once in Had Rin, i seem to remember getting a bucket of sangsom, shared with Lisa i think....oh it's all such a blur! Anyway, the bits i do remember are the first few photos, going from Drop in Bar to Cactus bar, stopping to 'talk' to the deaf lady that sells buckets and having photos with her poodles....tried to bite me the little ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
August 9th 2008

Sorry but this isn't going to be the best blog so far...more like the saddest! The Deng and Law story was bad enough, there have been a lot of good times since but it has all gone a bit Pete Tong in the last 2 weeks. I'm a bit short of time so will write what i can. On a good note, Jack went back to Chaloklam Temple, he came to the clinic hardly able to walk, but after a lot of care and the right exercise he was well enough to go back. I went to visit him a week later. There are a few young monks there and they seem to look after the dogs. He was so happy to see us! Made me sad to drive off and leave him but i know ... read more



got a camera...!!!

Published: July 15th 2008Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
Sheena B icon
Sheena B
July 15th 2008

yeaaaaay...got a new camera! (thanks to bit of help from a lovely couple of people!) now i can share more of my 'eyes popping out' and 'tail full of maggot' type photos....as well as some more of my make you feel sick days off on the beach photos!!(i'm sure the eye popping ones make you feel more sick but hey...) just to carry on from last blog, the 2 sister puppies that i re-homed, the silly cow went and lost them on the first day!! They wandered off with her other dog and didn't come back!! I know it's different out here as the dogs live outside and not in the houses but surely it would have been a good idea to let them get used to their new surroundings, and realise they are going to ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
June 12th 2008

well.....gonna do same as last time and upload my photos and let them tell the story...well most of it. Settling into my new routine now, feels more like at home now as have to have some nights in - as got no money! - got no tv either which is bit of a bummer but got my i-pod and a few puppies to keep me company. Well i did have 3 puppies (photos on last blog) but as of today, the 2 sisters have gone to a new home. A lady came to the clinic yesterday and as it happens, the 2 sisters had followed me to work and hung around all day, she saw them and said 'yes...i'll take both of them'! I did mention that i had their brother at home too but she ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
May 22nd 2008

wow....it's been a long time since my last blog (apart from the Deng and Law story of course) most of this will be based around the photos on the blog as looking back on them is the only way i remember some of what i've been up to...! So i'll just attach notes to them as easier.... Though now i'm quite settled here i don't seem to take as many photos on nights out so don't think this is all i've been up to...We've had a couple of pissed up nights in Haad Rin as well as nights out in Thong Sala but as it's all been done before i haven't been getting my camera out so much! It's been such a busy month what with moving to the new clinic, having to get back into ... read more



Deng and Law

Published: May 10th 2008Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
Sheena B icon
Sheena B
May 10th 2008

This will be a sad entry but one i couldn't miss writing. Tuesday 29th May - i couldn't write about this when it happened as was too upset, and then so busy moving to the new clinic i haven't had time. Since i arrived back on Koh Phangan i have been staying at Av's old house, she had moved to her new house but the rent was already paid till the end of April on her old house so i stayed there, and when Lisa arrived she moved in too. We were more than happy to have Av's 2 dogs (Deng and Law) stay with us till we moved out as a: company for us and b: a little bit of security. Av wanted to settle into her house and then once i took over from ... read more



Sheena B icon
Sheena B
April 22nd 2008

well this is gonna be more of a photo album than a blog! I had such fun last night as you can see from the pictures!! I started off with the 'angels + devils", not forgetting satan of course! All of their costumes were brilliant and they all got so much attention walking through Haad Rin. We decided to go a little bit earlier than usual and go to a couple of bars first instead of straight to the beach and i actually found it better that way as we actually all got spend some time having a laugh together...because as usual once we got to the beach we lost each other. Luckily for me, i managed to meet up with Carly, her brother Mark and his girlfriend Nicole and we all had a great night ... read more



Back on Koh PhaNgan

Published: April 15th 2008Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Ko Pha-Ngan
Sheena B icon
Sheena B
April 15th 2008

from Tuesday 25th March.... Gosh it's been a long time since my last blog.....I haven't really kept a day to day diary since arriving back as, like before i left, it's gonna pretty much be similar stuff....some days at the clinic, then days off at one beach or another!! Oh it's a hard life out here i can tell you! So i have decided to just lump it all together instead of doing a daily record like before. (by the way, the 'n' on this keyboard doesn't always work and the blog doesn't spellcheck so if any missing 'n's' thats why!) So after leaving Vientiane i arrived in Bangkok around 6.30am....managed to book myself on a train to Chumporn the same night but does't leave until 22.50! So i had all day to loaf around in ... read more






Tot: 0.121s; Tpl: 0.005s; cc: 5; qc: 85; dbt: 0.084s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.61.183); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.7mb