Fork in the road
One of my real fears since the day we stepped foot in Cambodia was the thought of becoming ill or an accident that would take us on a frenzied relocation home, leaving unfavourable memories for the boys...
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Indonesia Calling
This has been very much a bucket holiday, exotic as it sounds to visit these islands when you are tucked up in Europe, we are so close here in Malaysia and Air Asia makes...
Even in Penang, time slips by..
In Cambodia I had the time, and allowed the time, to pause, reflect and share our Sunflower Journey experiences as they were to unfold. I am now even more acutely aware of how quickly the routines of work...
Penang Tourists, Trippers and Travellers
A surge of visitors has reminded me I am a tourist too, and how wonderful to share the true essence of Georgetown and Penang with some of my most favourite people in the world all in...
Festivals, Friends and the Fantastical
We have been nothing short of busy and first up was the arrival of a dearest friend of mine for a few days break from the UK. What better timing than to coincide with...
Family reunion in Phuket, Thailand
Spring term at school is in full swing with a trip to the Penang Batik Factory and Tanjung Bungah Beach for Z, and Big O a 2 night / 3 day trip to Langkawi. ...
Happy New Year
How on earth do the weeks past so quickly, and how on earth did I ever manage all this and a full-time job? I mean obviously I am on the go-slow and channeling my...
A Big journey to the Mekong – by Z
Saturday 20th December I woke up and we went down to have breakfast on the boat. After breakfast we went to see our guide. Well, he took us to a massive van. It was...
Foray to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Radio silence on the blog. Necessary. Kick-start the creative juices with the New Year, and welcome to Sunflower Journey 2015. I’m not quite sure of its direction, but at least this blog is my...
No sign of snow in Penang
Even when you decide to go slow for Christmas or as we are calling it this year, a ‘Christmas Amnesty’, it is still pretty damn busy. I have conquered my allergy to shopping malls,...
