The Golden Triangle Hill Tribes in 1984

Last night I opened my diary from my travels in 1984 at Chaing Mai, 21st of June.   I had forgotten all about the motor bike trip into the hills to visit the local indigenous tribe.  Have you ever had that feeling when you are excited that you just want to do a little clap? That…

Everyone has a Hobby….Don’t they?

When I was a child everyone had a hobby.  We were sewers, knitters, embroiderers, musicians, gardeners, cake decorators, handymen and readers. But MY family had a few unusual hobbies.  Apart from the smelly teenage boys having their equally smelly ferrets, my uncle who lived over the road had a stable of horses he trained as…