June 2011

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly my daughter’s moods can change. Here we have: 1) Totally grumpy 2) Quite grumpy 3) Content 4) In a good mood These were taken within a minute of each other. Impressive work don’t you think?

This week we’ll be in four countries in five days. Quite a travel itinerary but living overseas and with family in two continents it’s just something that you have to get used to. It goes something like this. Kampot – Phnom Penh – Bangkok – London – Toronto (Mrs & Miss O) & SW France [...]

Yesterday was our daughter’s third birthday. And how about this for a beautiful first bike on her special day? And of course for $30 it had to have it’s own #onlyincambodia touch. Interested in receiving Tales from an Expat updates as an email? Click here to subscribe. (Email privacy guaranteed)  

Shopping: Then – Now – If anyone reading has been to Heng Dy in Kampot it’s not one of the greatest of supermarkets around but we kind of love it anyway.

Herewith two photos taken in the last few days that clearly show my daughter is being brought up in Asia. 1) Choosing to squat rather than sit. There are lots of squat toilets in Asia so learning to adopt this position is essential. Also taking it one step further to squat on western loo when [...]