Archive for Hanna

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Hanna (34) worked as a personal advisor helping young people in and around Cornwall for the past 10 years and is looking forward to spending 24/7 with Tehya for the next year. What more could a mummy wish for.

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Brahma Wihara Arama – Dharma the Bali way!!!!

13th July – today we drove back along the coast towards Seririt to visit the Buddhist temple. I have seen various temples around Asia and they all have a different slant on the way they look depending on what the cultural influence are. For example in Penang, Malaysia most have a Chinese theme with lots [...]

23Jul2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Visa runs and Friends from England

We drove to Kuta and met with friends who have agreed to be our sponsors - this will mean that we do not have to leave the country (fly) to extend our stay. A fact that I am very glad about!!!! The cost is 550000Rp each - about 30 pounds each. We have also had [...]

12Jul2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Nusa Lembongan - Bali - Indonesia

We headed from Balian (west coast) to Sanur (east coast) on the 16th of June - our new friends Chris and Nadine and their three boys were off for a surf trip to an island called Nusa Lembongan. After hearing about it from them and reading up on the surf breaks Gavin and I [...]

27Jun2008 | Hanna | 1 comment | Continued
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Balian - saying goodbye to Taylor!!!

We had a difficult time last week!! Tehya’s dear friend Taylor went back to Australia and it was very very sad. Robyn, Mark and Taylor came to visit with us in Balian and we had a lovely time - Mr Oble indulged us with a night of Arak which resulted in hilarious conversation!! The [...]

19Jun2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Pupuan Waterfall - Bali

Friday the 6th of June - We have been at the surf break on the Balian river mouth, staying with Mr Oble the owner of Balian Segara for a week now. It has been a real pleasure to be here. We have had several trips out to places including Internet at Shankari’s yoga retreat and [...]

11Jun2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Bali - Another chapter!!!!

We have been here in Bali for 10 days now and it has been a very mixed time. I have found it really hard to find the enthusiasm to write on the blog since hearing about Terry’s passing. I did not know him in the same way that Gavin did or for as long but [...]

29May2008 | Hanna | 1 comment | Continued
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Leaving Mira Beach

view from our bungalow on Mira beachWhat a wonderful time we have had, it is crazy but every day that goes by you can feel your self slipping away from the ability to tell the day of the week or what month it is. Mira Beach with its back drop of ever green forest and coconut trees has to be one [...]

4May2008 | Hanna | 3 comments | Continued
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Train to Malaysia and Mr Lees guest house - Kota Bharu!!!!

The best laid plans of mice and men!!! I arranged a lift to the train station through Oodie the guy at My Way. It was all a little confusing so we asked to be collected at 6.00pm thinking that way if the tuk tuk failed to arrive we would still have time to get ourselves [...]

16Apr2008 | Hanna | 5 comments | Continued
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Happy New Year - Thai style!!!! 2551

04/13/51 - 04/14/51 (13/04/08 - 14/04/08) Wet! Wet! Wet! oh and lots of talcum powder……we went out on the 13th to do a quick run for water and bread and what a sight the whole of Hua Hin gone mad…. it was totally hilarious. The local people stand by the side of the the road [...]

14Apr2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Heat rash and Head lice!!!!!

Well we have all been coping well with the heat considering that April is probably the hottest month here in Thailand. Gavin and Tehya both have mild heat rash on their chests and the backs of their necks. We went to a chemist yesterday and bought some mild antihistamine gel which we keep cool in [...]

10Apr2008 | Hanna | 2 comments | Continued