Whenever people stop at the lights and intersection I was at, this girl and a couple of other kids walk in between the cars and motorcycles, approaching people who seem interested in buying flowers from them. The people who sell these things are generally very poor, often homeless.

I saw them as I was passing and couldn’t stop because of cars behind me. In thailand I noticed that no one stops to help - they just stare. So I did a U-Turn and another U-Turn and pulled over and offered them a ride.

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!A few days ago I purchased a second-hand Jeep Carribean in Chiang Mai. It was very "rustic" and sporty and I really like it. The only problem was that it was a manual and I'd need to figure out how to drive it. I have driven manuals before, but NEVER in Thailand - never on the left side of the car, left side of the road and with the left hand! I was so …

Welcome to my very first real Blog! My name is Holly Mann and I am a mother of a spirited 3 year old boy, an expatriate living in Thailand (just moved into my dream home), an American and veteran of the U.S. Army, a single parent, a person who LOVES LIFE and I enjoy every minute of it. I've been broke-worked as a janitor, I've been a security officer (God only knows how or why they hired me for that!), a maid, housekeeper, cook, pet store clerk, cashier at mcDonald's …