It was a full weekend. And a happy/sad one. Happy as we had a great weekend doing some last minute adventures with Paddy, Nicola and Freda. We went to the cat cafe, did Terminal 21 for the last time (one of their regular hang outs), Benjakitti park on Saturday. Sunday we went out for breakfast and then had a great day at Dream World followed by a birthday dinner for Paddy. Sad as it was the last weekend of their extended stay and this morning we had to say goodbye for now.
Amanda and Lola
All about our past adventures in and around Basel, Switzerland; Quito, Ecuador; Phuket Thailand; Grand Bahama, The Bahamas; and now back in Thailand. Featuring Amanda, Luis, Sebastian and of course Lola
Sunday, 10 May 2026
TriDash Samut Prakan
Saturday morning was my third individual Triathlon and Luis' first. I was so proud of him as he was not able to train for it and it was an extremely early start Saturday morning. He did very well and I think enjoyed it. I was happy with my result, coming third overall female and number one in my age group.
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Cinco de Mayo at Molino's
Last night we went to our favourite Mexican to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Always a delicious meal!
Monday, 4 May 2026
Buropa Essan Food
One of our favourite Thai restaurants is Buropa, a short walk away from us. It is Essan Thai food, which is from the East. It is authentic, a great price, lovely setting and we love it. What is lucky/unlucky is that Rebecca gets to be here when Nicola and family are. It meant Rebecca and Nicola can sight see while we are at work and also gives us time altogether. Dinner was so fun last night, remembering all our old times together. I also got to meet up with Nadia too, who I see far too little of!
Back to Bangkok
We left Samed just in time. The rain came down like I have not seen for years. A beautiful storm to cool Thailand down.
Look what we found on the island!!
Friends and Triple Cocktails
Rebecca is a trooper. More like a cousin than a friend, we have a long history due to our mothers days at nursing school. We also both belong to the orphan club. Not the best club to belong to but hey ho. We have so many stories of our childhood and so much shared happiness and sadness. I am just so happy that she is here and we get to talk about all our times together. Rebecca also made all my friends laugh and they thought her way of always having three cocktails at a time was hillarious.



