Developments as viewed from the bridge with our three in-water gazebos to the fore

Births, deaths, a marriage and a sad parting, but definitely not goodbye (for long).

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June 27th 2022
Time rapidly slipped away; flights – flights that were likely to actually be honoured and didn’t necessitate jumping hoops that we weren’t prepared to jump, at a price that we didn’t deem extortionate – were finally sourced and booked, incredibly through a British travel agent who (being a friend of my parents) bent some rules in order to bring their little boy and his girl home. Thu ... read more

Asia » Laos

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more