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Afloat Again!
We’re back in Thailand on board Aroha, our sailing yacht. It looks like Santa is bringing some stormy weather just in time for Christmas, but we’re in a nice protected…
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That’s what it’s all about!
Here in South Devon, locals call outsiders ‘blow-ins”. I like the expression “blow-in”. For me it creates an image of a seed being carried on the wind to land gently…
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Chaos!
We’ve been back in the UK a few months now. It’s been great moving back to our “other life” and kind of picking up where we left off almost a…
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A Safe Harbour
We’re back in the UK now, but I started this blog as we were back in “our” marina, putting Aroha to bed for the off-season. It seemed like a nice…
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Pondering Tourism
Fresh back from our second visa run – this time to Siem Reap in Cambodia – got me thinking about tourism and how it dramatically affects some countries. In our…
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Paradise Found!
We found paradise! We’re often asked what our favourite spot in Thailand is, and I generally resist responding, since “nicest snorkelling”, “chill vibe”, or “easy provisioning” may not all overlap…
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Monkey Back Guarantee
A few weeks back, we’d endured an especially rolly anchorage, causing neither of us to get much sleep that night. In the morning I checked the cruising guide, charts and…
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The View From Our Bathroom Window
When we first got Aroha way back in Dubai days, on one of our first weekends we motored a short distance from the marina to anchor in a sheltered, crescent…
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Two in Thailand
One of the questions we get asked frequently is how the two of us manage to get along living in such a small space and spending most hours of most…
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Tall Tales!
We had to leave the country! We both have six month tourist visas for Thailand, but one of the curious conditions is that they’re only valid for a sixty day…
The next chapter in life
