Joint Asean Societies Reception

Guest Speaker at the Anglo-Thai Society in London in 2023

As a long-term expat in Thailand, I had no idea that I could continue and even develop my links with Thailand from overseas until I was invited to be a guest speaker at the Anglo-Thai Society in London in 2023. We promptly joined the society and recently took the opportunity to attend two December events […]

Logo of Phuket Has Been Good To Us foundation.

Melbourne Cup Fundraiser at Casa Boho, Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort – PHBGTU

For this Melbourne Sheila, there is no better way to support one of my favourite Thailand charities, Phuket Has Been Good To Us (PHBGTU), than to gather with friends from across the Island and watch the race that stops our Aussie nation, the Melbourne Cup 2023. This fabulous fun fundraiser was held at the funky […]

Opening of Pha Kluay Mai-Haew Suwat Waterfalls Nature Walk in Khao Yai

Amata B. Grimm Power recently joined the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Embassy of Germany in Thailand and Amata Foundation to preside over the opening of Pha Kluay Mai-Haew Suwat Waterfalls Nature Walk on March 2.  The opening of the 3.4-km trail in the Khao Yai National Park was to commemorate the 160th anniversary […]

Lock, stock and one red hot smoking Barrow: On tour with RB

We are a strange trio; one international blogging star, Richard Barrow in his Amazing Thailand corporate wear, one 195cms ex British policeman (my publisher) and one Little Wandering Wren whose been plucked from her Thailand holiday nest in Krabi. Although to be fair between us we probably hit most of the expat demographics except perhaps […]

American Women’s Club (AWC)

Great news – the AWC are back meeting in person. We have resumed our weekly Casual Connections Coffee mornings, and our diverse activities this month have included Aqua biking, a photography walk, Indian cooking with Kamalini Reena and Irina Zaitseva’s Essential oils workshop and many more planned for the coming months. A recent casual connection went […]

Mastering menopause

Have you ever wondered who is suffering from mood swings, irritability, weight gain, brain fog, and difficulty sleeping? Welcome to my life! I have no idea what I went through in the past 18 months. Was it menopause or Covid?  It felt as though that my body had experienced hormonal chaos. So, I was not […]

Never give up A Thai Love story or two

Everyone loves a good love story, right? Where do I begin? Let me start at the end, when I met Perry at Maybelle’s Coffee Garden in Phuket. He has just returned from his wedding ceremony in Korat in the northeast of Thailand. A glistening gold ring on his finger engraved with Phichawi ❤ Perry. This […]

Swiss Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Helene Budliger Artieda

In a sign of the times, Expat Life’s Jenny Littlewood caught up with Swiss Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Helene Budliger Artieda and her invited guest Mr. Pedro Basabe Head of Regional Hub of Humanitarian Aid Asia and Pacific by Zoom meeting. Ambassador Helene shared her thoughts on the pandemic, vaccinations and Switzerland’s donation of medical […]

A Love Letter to the Hoteliers of Phuket

As we start what we hope will be our final countdown to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic here in Thailand, some of us will be looking for our final getaways to enjoy our adopted country, whilst we still have the beaches and hotels all to ourselves. But before you look to escape our City of […]

Kata Rocks Phuket ‘Staycation’ and Brunch

There is no better pool brunch party on offer in Phuket at the moment, why not make a weekend of it like we did and throw in a weekend staycation?   Up a nondescript little lane at the end of Kata Beach is an easy to miss driveway up a hill past Mama’s Seafood and SKA […]