With many students around the UK collecting their A Level results today, it has been reported that a shortage in university spaces and an increase in applicants has led to many youngsters taking a year out to travel the world …

Who’d have thought that there would be a royal regatta in Thailand? Well, there is just that, taking place at Hua Hin on coastline of the Gulf of Thailand – the country’s ‘home of sailing’. The race is held …

With 2 kids aged 10 and 13 our holidays have changed from beach based to activity based with a bit of beach. This poses the most difficult question; where to go ?

Having lived in Asia as a child, backpacked …

I have always been a fan of the good local newspaper. They have this uncanny ability to come up with unique headlines.

One of my favourites was in the Sussex Express and County Herald -  a venerable  local paper in …

There are a great selection of 5 star hotels in Thailand. They all have rooms or suites with baths or private pools, a range of restaurants all competing on service, high standard of food, huge numbers of staff sometimes more …