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Well I have sorted out all my bits for my trip, narrowed it down from about 4 bags to 1 just by taking out my tart bits :-) It gets less and less each time I go through it. Have been mailing some people in Thailand and getting the low down on the course and things over there, I'm taking about 4 shirts for the teaching, two pairs of Kecks, one pair of jeans, two T shirts and the trainers I will wear over - everything else I will buy over there.. I think its in the 80's at the moment and getting hotter too so i'm glad the hotel has a pool and air conditioning. I'm not too sure how the internet is over there to update this but hopefully I will get to do ... read more

It's just gone 3am and I am sitting up blogging. It will be my last day contracting today before I take a week off to pack the last bits and chill out before flying off. It is getting real now as the day gets closed and is really exciting. I have my headphones on and am learning my Thai. I seem to pick up the words so slowly although Helen is finding it just as hard so I'm not so stupid :-) We have a hotel booked at Gatwick the night before and was going to drive down in my car but it seems to have developed a water leak so that is being looked at, it means we have had to re-insure Helens car instead of selling it, but its just one small glitch in ... read more

Getting ready to go off to Thailand with Helen to do a TEFL course with a view to possibly taking it up as a living. It's an exciting time that we are looking forward to very much. My background is it IT and stupidness and Helens is in teaching. I do have some reservations about leaving my own children behind but I will be back soon and be able to see them then. We chose Thailand purely for the experience and will be flying into Bangkok for two days and then who knows where. We do not need to be in Phuket until the 9th Feb so will be travelling about and passing the time seeing the country. We have both started to learn the language for our own sdatisfaction as its not a necessity, but ... read more