Monthly Archives: February 2010

Bun Tai Bulletin 66: Alarm before take-off

Dear All,
I’m back in Laos, terrifically jet-lagged and somewhat sore after my journey. But I’m back, and grateful, it is already incredibly lovely being back here.
The last few days before leaving to come back were hectic but very good indeed, I had some wonderful times with my family and all doctors […]

Bun Tai Bulletin 65: Heading back to Laos

Dear All,
It looks like I’m finally heading back to Laos this week, I’m booked to leave the UK on Thursday morning and arrive in to Vientiane on Friday lunchtime. I had a medical a few days ago, and the doctors have said to me that it is fine to go back on […]

Bun Tai Bulletin 64: Cold Winds of Change

Dear All,
It has been a cold week, with light snow and biting northerly winds. And my Dad this week had a 18m (59ft) tall wind turbine for generating electricity installed at the bottom of my parents vegetable patch in their sheep field. As one does.
A giant crane came along and in just a single day […]

Bun Tai Bulletin 63: Delays and Grey Days

Dear All,
I’ve been delayed again, my return to Laos has been pushed back a further 10 days. My organisation decided that I hadn’t seen enough doctors and weren’t sure I am nuts enough to return to Laos (you and me know otherwise, obviously) and so have insisted on me getting a mid-term medical and psychological […]

Bun Tai Bulletin 62: Jaffa cakes and frustrations

Dear All,
It has been another week of progress, of feeling dismally cold, and of getting stuff done. This break back in the UK has been just wonderful for me, I really have been able to relax, get addicted to the TV show “Top Gear” once again and eat an awful lot of […]