Keeping children’s bellies full with Breakfast for Kids project
Currently there are more than 10,000 children in Thailand who do not have the chance to eat breakfast. Full nutritional intake is especially important to children aged 1 – 12 years old as it is pivotal to their physical and intellectual growth. A large number of children from impoverished families hardly ever eat nutritious breakfast […]
Thanksgiving memories from 1951 May your Thanksgiving be as loving
Does your family come together from near and far each year to celebrate Thanksgiving? Well, if not, I highly recommend it as a beautiful expression of the meaning of “Family Joy”. For not only does this annual event symbolise the importance of family unity, as with everyone seated around the Thanksgiving Day dinner table, no […]
A prisoner in Bangkok
I visit a expatriate prisoner in the Lard Yao Women’s Prison here in Thailand. I won’t give her name for reasons of privacy and we will simply call her Miss C. She has no one here in Thailand to visit her except for another foreigner like myself who volunteers to do so. Her family, of which she has little […]
Daddy daughter dance at NIST
On Saturday, May 13th, the American Women’s Club of Thailand Scholarship Program and eneration.Education.Period. (G.E.P.), a program supported by the Lotus Educational Fund, held the first annual Father-Daughter Dance in partnership with NIST International School to great success. The event raised 216,000B to support health and education for girls in Thailand. The AWC Scholarship Program was founded in 1995 […]
Superwoman
Superwoman: A woman who fulfills her many roles with apparently superhuman efficiency. I’ve came across several Superwomen during the time I have been living in Thailand, and I keep having the honour to meet more of them every now and then. I have decided to dedicate a regular section for them – to bring their story, give them […]
10 top travel tips all families should read before their summer holiday!
OK, so taking children on holiday is on a par with a major military manoeuvre! The key to a stress(ish) free start to your holiday is … preparation, preparation … and more preparation! Running a travel company for families (www.kiddycations.com), I know a thing or two about family travel. I have compiled my 10 top travel tips that […]
Healthy holidays
It’s that time of year again! The expat school year is coming to a close and many of us are wrapping up last minute details, packing up our belongings and heading out of Thailand for a holiday amongst family and friends. It’s the greatest time of the year! But, let’s face it, it can also be a […]
A Celebration Of US!
Women’s empowerment and equality are hot ticket items in today’s social landscape. Thanks to the technological age, here’s no lack of resources out there from which to get educated and inspired. There’s so much good media out there about strong, revolutionary, innovative women – many of which who also dealt with dirty nappies, night wakings, and temper tantrums. In addition […]
Kids at Changi Airport
At www.kiddycations.com we thought we had seen it all, until we researched Changi Airport! This airport in Singapore literally has it all! Family friendly lounges, play areas galore, entertainment zones, swimming pool and even a nature trail! Play Time Play areas All three terminals have play areas that are suitable for children aged 1-12 years […]
My London Mami: fiercely proud with no education
Strange as it reads, that is what she was called, my grandmother. I called her Thathi. She was a tall, striking woman, in a traditional silk madisaar,(traditional South Indian 9 yard sari), diamonds twinkling on her ears and both nostrils, a mane of pure silver, imperial bearing and a piercing stare. Of course, she hid […]