Road to Hibiscus

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet. Woody Allen

Ok I’ve been back here in London for over a month now and I’m not going to take the obvious weather route because we’ve all had enough of it. Here…

11 Mar

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi

A big HELLLOOOO! from London. There’s much excitement, first off Myhibi.com has just gone LIVE this week. Yes I know it’s freezing but it won’t be forever, we’ll get you feeling GOOD…

14 Feb

Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. Epicurus

Allow me to guide you through a day here on Koh Lao Liang.. waking up pre dawn in my tent near the shore line, taking a stroll along the beach…

07 Feb

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths. Steven Wright

I know I’ve probably overdone it with the Burmese stories so I’ve decided to have a foot in two countries for this post, Burma and Thailand. I can’t believe our trip…

05 Feb

A career is wonderful, but you can’t curl up with it on a cold night. Marilyn Monroe

Leaving Inle Lake, a gambling table had been set up on the station platform by some bored men to see off the approaching rainy day. We’d traded in our previously…

04 Feb

If you’re robbing a bank and your pants fall down, I think it’s okay to laugh, and let your hostages laugh too, because come on – life is funny. Jack Handy – Saturday Night Live

I thought I was done with my winter clothes at Heathrow. Sadly not. We were staying in a guest house right on the water’s edge at Nuang Shwe, 3 or…

27 Jan

“I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.” – Steve Martin

Doh! I forgot to pack my camera. I’ve been kicking myself for days. So that means I’m down to my iphone and purloining photos from my friends Andy and Antonia…

19 Jan

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Dolly Parton

The way I see it, there’s a lot of hello and goodbyes at the moment, which lead inevitably to ups and downs. Mostly it’s excitement about the future and making…

09 Jan

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way. Carl Sandburg

The Hibiscus Summer 2013 PR shoot. Robberies, illness, conflicting calendars, it’s come together 10 days before I take off again and it’s looking the BEACH BIZNIZ if I say so myself.…

31 Oct

“Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter’s pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.” Dorothy Parker

I love autumn. I love autumn. I LOVE autumn. And here’s why. Catching up with friends. Getting the wellies out, going for walks. Throwing logs on the fire. Making big pots…