by Rachel | Nov 2, 2019 | Expat parenting
We’re an expat family living overseas so our summer holidays (and many Christmas ones) involve long flights back home to the UK. On average, the journey door to door takes 24 hours. I have always hated the long flight back – however flying with young children (and at...
by Rachel | Oct 26, 2019 | Expat parenting
There’s a stray cat that’s been dumped in our mooban (village), it has a collar but the collar’s stuck round its paw and neck. I’ve taken it upon myself to rescue said stray cat but it’s terrified. I’ve been trying to gain its trust for a couple of days but the poor...
by Rachel | Oct 22, 2019 | Expat parenting
Newborn shopping list – the essentials! Being a brand new mum and being an expat at the same time was not the easiest time in my life. Dealing with all the emotions that come with being a new mum coupled with being so far away from family and friends made it...
by Rachel | Oct 15, 2019 | Expat parenting
There I was, once again flying with a newborn baby. This time it was Ariya. She was a month old and I needed to renew my visa so off we flew. I was taking her to Kuala Lumpur to see all the dizzying heights the city had to offer and the fact her passport had been...
by Rachel | Oct 3, 2019 | Expat parenting
I previously wrote about flying with a baby to the UK on my own, which you can read here. If I thought that was bad, the one back to Thailand was unbelievably worse! Ella had drifted off into a calm slumber while we were taxiing to the runway and I felt proud of my...
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