According to a BBC story a Cambodian couple have cut their house in half to avoid convoluted divorce proceedings. The couple had been married for almost 40 years, so it’s very sad that their relationship should end this way.
You can read the story and see pictures of the house here: BBC News: Cambodian couple cut home in half
Divorce is, of course, something that’s often prevalent among expats too – especially if the couple are geographically separated for extended periods. Perhaps it’s
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Loy Krathong
There’s been a definite change in the weather in the last couple of days – the constant thunderstorms and rains of the previous few weeks have finally come to a halt, the sun’s out, and it’s perceptibly cooler. We must be getting close to those couple of weeks every year that pass for a cool season here.
One surefire marker of the change of season is the Loy Krathong festival, held on a full moon in (usually) November. A krathong is
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