This post includes affiliate links that we may receive a small commission from at no extra cost to you. Thank You for supporting our blog! Singapore is known for being more expensive than you're average South East Asian cities and costs can spiral, especially with a family. But Singapore is no ordinary city. Read on to find THE best place to visit if you're a foodie and love Michelin quality food without blowing the budget (yes truly)! And if you know our blog or know us, you'll know that we love great food . You'll also know that whilst we're not averse to a fancy dinner date , we also really love to save money. And Singapore is the best when it comes to both of these things. And this really is our best tip when traveling to Singapore - you can truly eat like Kings and Queens on a budget... and eat the best food you'll ever eat. Absolute truth bombs! How We Ate Like Kings in Singapore for $25: A Budget-Friendly Guide for Families And how $5 per person is enough! Singapore is one of the world’s most exciting cities—with a price tag to match. After months of affordable living in Bali , arriving in Singapore as a family of four used to Bali prices - hit our travel budget hard . But there was one place that saved us from splurging on every meal: Chinatown Complex Hawker Centre . If you're a traveling family like us and want to eat amazing food without blowing your budget, this blog is for you. 🥢 Why Hawker Centres Are a Family’s Best Friend in Singapore Singapore’s hawker centres are legendary—and for good reason. They’re a vibrant mix of food court, street market, and cultural melting pot, serving everything from Michelin-starred chicken rice to local desserts for just a few dollars a plate. Chinatown Complex Hawker Centre, in particular, became our go-to  for eating out without guilt. Here's why: We fed our whole family for just S$25 (approx £15) Huge variety : Everyone found something they loved, from roast duck to fruit juice Eat like a local : Surrounded by locals, we felt the heart of Singapore No reservations, no fuss : Pull up a chair and eat whenever you're hungry 📍 Chinatown Complex Hawker Centre: Essential Info Location : 335 Smith Street, Singapore 050335 Nearest MRT : Chinatown MRT (Exit A, about a 5-minute walk) Opening Hours : Most stalls open from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM , but go around 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM  for the full buzz Best for : Traditional Singaporean dishes, affordable meals, eating with locals 🍜 What We Ate for $25 (And Loved!) Here's how we made the most of our S$25 (with a little room for dessert and drinks!). But note, we ate at Hawker stalls so many times that this is a guide and we tried so many different things and regretted nothing. All the best food we've eaten: Item Price (approx) Notes Roast Duck Rice S$4.50 Crispy skin, rich flavour, generous portion Chicken Rice S$3.50 A local must-try — simple, comforting, delicious Noodles with Char Siew S$4.00 Sweet, sticky, smoky pork perfection Passionfruit & Honey Juice S$2.50 Fresh-squeezed, perfect with spicy food Dumplings S$3.00 You Need these in your life Ice Kachang (Dessert) S$3.00 Shaved ice, syrup, jelly, red beans — kids LOVED it Extra Drinks S$2.00 Lemon tea and barley water for the adults 📝 Total: S$25.50  for a feast that left us all full, happy, and amazed. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Tips for Visiting With Kids Come early or late  to avoid long lines (especially around lunch). Walk around first  to see what’s on offer. The choices are overwhelming! Bring cash or use a contactless payment card —not all stalls accept credit cards. There's an ATM downstairs near the escalators at The Chinatown Complex Be flexible : Seating is first-come, first-served. Sharing tables is common, and it's a great chance to chat with locals. Clean up after yourselves —Singapore takes hygiene seriously, and there are designated tray return stations. Actually this is also a fine-able rule too! Let kids choose their meal : It’s empowering and encourages adventurous eating! 💡 More Ways to Save Money on Food in Singapore Eat where the locals eat : Avoid tourist traps or restaurants with flashy signs. Look for Kopitiams (coffee shops) : Smaller versions of hawker centres found in neighbourhoods. Skip breakfast at hotels : Head to a market instead for kaya toast, eggs, and kopi for under S$5. Use water fountains : Bottled water adds up quickly—refill your bottles where you can. Also you can drink the tap water in Singapore so fill and re-fill. Plan ahead : Google “best hawker stalls near me” to avoid aimless wandering and hungry tantrums! 🌟 Why We Loved It Eating at Chinatown Complex wasn’t just about saving money—it was one of the most authentic cultural experiences  we had in Singapore. We chatted with stall owners, watched food being cooked fresh in front of us, and the kids got to try flavours they’d never tasted before. It was delicious, educational, and real. That’s what travel is all about, right? Final Thoughts You don’t need to spend hundreds on fancy restaurants to enjoy incredible food in Singapore. And in Singapore you totally can. There's an abundance of fancy restaurants. Hawker centres like Chinatown Complex offer rich culture, flavourful meals, and unbeatable value —perfect for families traveling on a budget. If you’re heading to Singapore soon, skip the hotel buffet and make your way to Smith Street. Your tastebuds (and your wallet) will thank you. Want help planning your Singapore adventure ? Let me know in the comments & I can help you create the perfect itinerary for you. I hope you found this post helpful. In the meantime keep up with our daily updates below: On YouTube: 💡 HELPFUL PLANNING TOOLS FOR YOUR SINGAPORE TRIP 💡 ✈️ - FLIGHTS -  We use this flight checker  to search cheap flight tickets for our Singapore trip and got flights from Bali to Singapore for just £33 each! Amazing. Use to check dates and flight costs to Changi Airport Singapore now or go to our Flight Planning Page fore more 🏨   - ACCOMMODATION -  We use this hotels checker  to search hotels and accommodation for our Singapore trip. Use to check dates and costs to hotels and hostels in Singapore now or go to our Accommodation Planning Page for more 🧭🗺️👣   - SINGAPORE TOURS & GUIDES -  We use Get Your Guide  for all of the trips in Singapore. But we also love Klook  too. TIP: Use both to compare offerings.

Heads Up: If you book through the links provided below, it's no extra cost to you and we will receive a small commission which allows us to maintain this website. Thank you + happy planning. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and is bloomin' massive. It can be overwhelming as it has so many different districts, especially if you have kids. To cover this one city comprehensively you'd need around 5 days and you'd be cramming from morning until night. But if you're pressed for time this intense 10-11 hour one day Bangkok Trip via Trip Advisor could be an option. It looks pretty full on but if you like to cram this could be for you. You get to see: The Grand Palace, Maeklong Railway Market, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Wat Pho and The Reclining Buddha & Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). With pick up from your hotel & an English speaking guide. I first wrote this blog when we visited Bangkok with 1 kid. Back when we were a family of 3. Now we're heading back there in May 2025 as a family of 4 and I'll be updating this post once we're there. Plus adding any gems that I think you need to know about for your next trip. We personally think 2-3 days with kids at a relaxed pace is enough in Bangkok, before heading off to the mountains and Chang Mai or beaches / islands of Krabi (West Coast) or Koh Samui (East Coast, Gulf of Thailand). Bangkok can be overwhelming. Amazing Thrilling Exhilarating YES. But with little ones quite a lot. And so just a few days is enough before some chill time. If you're prepared for early starts, you'll get the best out of some of the tourist attractions. Sight see like a pro with kids and be sat sipping coffee + a fresh juice all zen and finished, whilst the hoards of tourists are only just arriving. Your Central Nervous System will thank you for it. In this 'Things To Do In Bangkok With Kids' blog, I'll talk about all the attractions to do to educate and entertain the kids in Bangkok that I think are worth doing including: The Best Bangkok Temples to visit with kids, Thai Traditions, A dinner time cruise on The Chao Phraya River, Tuk Tuk rides, Eating Street Food with kids, Visiting A Night Market, Visiting a River market, Bangkok Sights that imo are a must do. You may only make this trip once in a lifetime with kids, so we make every second count. And you can pick and choose from the below suggestions. We always thought we'd only visit once, but that was our thought 5 trips ago. And there are still wonderful things that we want to see and do in Bangkok before our kids get too big. I hope some of these things inspire you to travel to Bangkok with kids. Even if you only fit in a few of these suggestions, it will make your trip to Bangkok a memorable one for you all as a family. Let's get Busy in Bangkok. Walk Out at Night For Street Food: A simple & cheap evening, but the best way to learn about a new culture is to try it. Take in the smells of the streets. We go out & eat Thai street food with the kids so they get to see the streets of Bangkok at night, lit up, busy, exciting. There are street sellers all over Bangkok, stop by and talk to the locals and sample the food. Just potter, buy as you go, graze all through the night. It's amazing what you'll see at night. You'll go past stores selling shakes and juices, treats, corn. Just spend the night being free, brave & adventurous and sampling all the delights that pass your way. There are walking street food tours that you can book onto but since we've not done them, we can't recommend. I would say just get out there and see what you find! This Chef designed Thai street food tour via Trip Advisor is what we'll try next time we're in Bangkok. And we'll blog about it here. Please tell us if you try this tour. Pics of Thai street food courtesy of EFTours Thai food is delicious. A mix of sweet, savoury, tangy & spicy. The kids prefer peanut satay type dishes whilst we load up on the lemongrass, Thai basil, chilli and heat. There might be interesting bugs / deep fried crickets to try along the way. The boys do but the girls are more squeamish. We try to live by the motto try everything once and if you don't like it - don't try it again, but at least you know. Would you try bugs? Visit a Bangkok Temple with kids - Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn): Wat Arun Temple is sat on Honburi Bank of the Chao Phraya River. You'll see it all lit up by night if you travel on the river on a Apsara Dinner Cruise on The Chao Phraya River The temple used to be the home of The Emerald Buddha until it moved to The Grand Palace. It's studded with thousands of different coloured porcelain pieces that glitter in the sun. Wat Arun is home to a cast of buddha's footprint that you can see when you're there. It has lot's of beautiful buildings, courtyard, garden and prayer halls to look at and passages lined with 120 Buddha statues in the sitting position with the remains of deceased, kept in cubicles below the statues. Your older/adventurous kids might be able to visit the 3rd and 4th prungs (layers to tower), which are to much for little legs to climb, but a sight to behold if older kids can get up there with mum or dad. Tip for big kids that have climbed the stairs: getting down, walk backwards holding the rope (like descending from rock climbing)! There are many trips to book, You can see the options for Wat Arun Temple Trips via Trip Advisor here along with reviews from others that have done them. Make a Tik Tok on a Tuk Tuk: Whizz around the city in a crazy tuk tuk ride. A tuk-tuk is a Bangkok icon and a cheap way of getting around. You might want to take a tuk tuk to visit a temple or take one just for the fun of it making tik tok videos as you go. Just have some quick fun with it. Negotiate the price before you go. In tourist areas they'll try to tan you and they sometimes can be very forceful in wanting to take you somewhere. And because you want to be polite you can end up going thinking ahhh why not and ending up somewhere you didn't want to be - with kids- and having to pay a hefty free. Be firm and know where you want to go, set the price before you go on your crazy ride. Top Tip: Say "Sawadee khrap/krup" (hello (man)), and "Sawadee kha" (hello (lady)) when you approach someone to book something - it shows you have been to Thailand before and know what you're doing (even if you did just read it 5 mins before on our travel blog ;-). Come on, you got to Talk the talk until you can walk the walk! We don't actually use tuk-tuks as a mode of transport as it's faffy + haggling is a pain, but as an experience you must do it with kids. Tuk-Tuk drivers will take you past their friends shops & try to tempt you to buy. They earn commission from their mates, so just be aware of that. Go for the Tuk-Tuk come home with nothing extra on top (unless you want it obvs). On our first trip with the kids, we let a tuk-tuk driver take us somewhere we didn't really intend going. He was persuasive and we were trying to be chill about it all so went with it. We ended up being down a dead end street being accosted by 4 guys wanting more money for the longer trip & to take us back. We firmly got out of the situation, but with kids it's not the kind of hassle you'll be wanting. Don't let this put you off though. Knowledge is power & if you know the ropes you can experience exhilarating must to do ride with kids - even if your heart will only take it the once! Tips for riding Tuk Tuks with Kids in Bangkok: Just help yourself and avoid the rush hour. Rush hour in Bangkok and crazy busy. As such standing Pollution is chronic and you don't want to risk little lungs in smoggy rush hour heat / traffic. This Tuk Tuk food + temples by night trip is what we'll be trying on our next trip and blogging about it here. This is also a good option to get the experience of a must do tuk tuk ride but without the scam hassle. Do let us know if you try this tour what your thoughts are on it. Bangkok traffic. Don't ride a tuk-tuk during rush hour or you will choke to death. Go for a dinner time cruise on The Chao Phraya River: This feels fancy and the kids will love it. It's nice getting clean after a long day of exploring & dressed up. Plus it's exciting eating on a twinkly boat. You can teach them all about the Chao Phraya River. It's a nice way to see the city at night. And you'll pass the amazing Wat Arun Temple (Temple of Dawn) all lit up as you cruise along the river at night time. The Apsara boat is run through The Banyan Tree Hotel who you can book your cruise through. We've only done this once, and whilst we don't do it every time we visit. We'll be sure to do it again with our littlest one on our next trip to Thailand now he's a little bit older. The food served on the cruise is Thai Cuisine, and because it's associated with The Banyan Tree the food is good. Of course for the kids it's more about the getting dressed up to go for a fancy river cruise. There are basic noodles that kids will eat. In addition to all the yummy foods for the grown ups. We had Tom Yum soup to start, various noodle and rice dishes, king prawns and seafood dishes. Book your meal cruise on The Apsara via Trip Advisor here . Visit Mae Klong Market (The Railway market) One of the most exciting markets in the world that we’ve ever been to. This market literally sits on a railway 37 miles outside of Bangkok. It's so spectacular that it's a must see. Market vendors have their stalls right on the train line and pack their stalls up and lay back out every time an alarm warns that a train is coming through! In 1905 city officials decided to plan a railway line that would run straight through the Mae Klong Market (even though it was already hugely popular & busy market for the locals to buy their fresh meat & fish). Instead of moving the market, sellers dug their heels in & decided to stay put. The railway was built regardless. The train runs to a rough timetable, and the market sellers get a bell that rings to warn/announce an oncoming train. They literally get 90 seconds to move their stall before the train comes through. The train chugs through at 15 mph and then the sellers are back at it, unloading their stall all over again. Around 7+ times each day with military precision. It's an incredible thing to see and a normal way of life for Mae Klong market traders. Obviously it's busy and there's a train involved, so you'll need strict hand holding with the kids but if you can, go. How to get to the Mae Klong Market from Bangkok: Mae Klong is 37 miles from Bangkok. There’s no direct bus, you can take a taxi, or or car rental. For ease there is a trip Advisor tour that looks good and combines The Railway plus a floating market Trip combining 2 trips in one here. We'll do this trip next time we visit Thailand with the 2 kids and blog about it here. This interests us as you'll be actually on the train as it passes through the market and there's also a visit to A Coconut Sugar Farm + Samut Sakhon Salt Farm. Do let us know if you do this trip how you found it. Visiting a Night Market There are trips that include a market visit and a Thai cooking class, which would be good for older kids, but there's no way Bertie age 5 would get anything out of selecting his fresh produce and cooking up a delicious Thai meal. As lovely as that sounds for me. We prefer to market visit & set our own schedule to allow a quick dart if the kids are not 100%. If you would love to learn how to cook Thai food, we recommend that you save this experience and wait to do this on an island / beach trip, where the views will be pretty & you'll get to cook with a local in their home or at a beautiful location. If you have the time to fit in a night market visit do. But it's not an essential part of a visit to Bangkok with kids especially if you venture out at night street food (you'll get the ambience of the night time) and visit a market during the day. Have a Picnic in Lumphini Park (say Loom-pee-nee) Central to Bangkok so easy to get to via 6 entrances. Opens from 4.30am to 9.30pm. Take a picnic or even some Thai street food and your yoga mats (the ones I told you to pack as a hack for airport delays ;-) and set up camp in the shade under a tree in the lush free Lumphini Park. There are food stands inside the park. Whilst the kids are playing, Mum can get some yoga in with the locals doing Tai Chi at various spots. A good book and the kids drawing stuff. That's at least 5 minutes before someone moans 'i'm borrrrred mum'. Shhhhhhh ommm. There are many activities to do in the park once you're there including taking a swan boat out on one the lake, play in the actual park, visit the outdoor gym. See what events are on that day as they vary. See if you can spot the Giant Monitor Lizards that roam the park. Some are absolutely huge and you might crap your pants when you actually see one. They look like Kimodo Dragons but thankfully aren't. Kids should know not to touch the lizards or go close to them as they will kick off if they feel cornered or in danger. In our experience they are really not interested in people. Visiting Klong Lat Mayom Floating River market (Saturday / Sunday) This is not so easy with kids as these places are mad busy. Water, busy, heat, kids. Ummm not sure. BUT it's an experience, so if you can handle it. We try to never limit ourselves just because we have kids. Klong Lat Mayom is a weekend market in Taling Chan District, is our favourite floating market, it's popular with locals which is always a good sign. Klong Lat Mayom market is prettier and not as touristy or busy as some other floating markets. And with the kids, we're here to take photos with every blink. We travelled to Thailand years ago before kids when it wasn't as touristy as it is now. Klong Lat Mayom market feels more like the Thailand back then. Because this market is more chill, it's definitely better suited for children. Theres also an orchid farm that you can visit there. Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is the one you'll have heard of and the most famous of the floating markets in Bangkok, but it's too busy, too touristy & stinky from fumes from the traffic jammed boats. With kids it's just not a pleasant experience that I would recomend at all. We wished we'd not bothered. Once at the market you'll get aboard a boat which the kids can get into and your guide will take you down the canal to visit all the vendors which line the canals, to buy your bits & yer bobs. These are super cheap so make sure to visit hungry and experience all the delicious foods, fruits and flowers on offer. Tip for visiting a floating river market with kids: plonk them down with a refreshing fresh coconut to drink with a straw, maybe a mangosteen fruit to try & one of those cute little Thai cone hats that you can buy then take insta pics of them sat in the boat. That's why you're here right! How to get to Klong Lat Mayom from Bangkok: Take a taxi for around £12 or hire a car it's around 30 minutes from Bangkok. Tons of others ways to get there, but with kids, we just want an easy life sometimes. For ease this Trip Advisor trip to The Floating Market looks good but is pricey and that's the trade off between doing it yourself or having a neatly parcelled trip for ease with kids. Let us know if you do this if you think it's worth it. Visit The Grand Palace + The Emerald Buddha (2 in 1) The Grand Palace with kids: Get there early to avoid the crowds 8am. Opens 8.30am | image via Lonely Planet There are over 800 temples to visit in Bangkok. This is not the best temple to visit, but it is impressive and it's something that you probably kind of have to do if you've got kids. You can either DIY and just go like we do. Or for ease, book a trip to The Grand Palace via Trip Advisor . There are loads for you to chose from. Built by King Rama I in 1782 from ruins for the Grand Palace in Ayutthaya, the old / original capital city of Thailand, when it was decided that Bangkok would be a much safer capital city for attack purposes. Guardian protector at the gates of The Grand Palace | image via Lonely Planet The Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) is also housed inside the king’s Royal Chapel and is considered to be the most important image of Buddha in Thailand. The Grand Palace opens from 8.30am - 3.30 pm. Aim for an early start. Be prepared for sweaty hand holding. And Queues. It gets very busy. And you will sweat like never before because of the humidity & the fact that you're dressed like you would be at home. If you get here for 8am you'll help yourself avoid the big tours arriving and being able to scoot off before it gets too hot. We visited once at 1pm and got so hot & narky waiting in the humid & cramped queue that we left without even going in. We were too hot! Theres an entrance fee of 500 THB per person (£12 per person) How To Get To The Grand Palace: Avoid taking a Tuk-Tuk here as you will be a sitting duck to be taken into a scam. The Palace has so many scammers hanging around. In fact it's what looks like an organised business enterprise. Just get to the Palace, do your thing, then exit. You'll have plenty of time to shop for trinkets some other time. Personally it's not worth looking at the stalls around here. If your kids are like magpies for shiny things tell them before you leave for the day exploring that you are strictly not buying here. We took a river boat on the Chao Phraya River. A chance to see Bangkok from the river during the day. The Grand Palace is between Tha Tien pier & Tha Chang pier. Get off at at Tha Chang pier & walk to the right / south to get to the entrance of the Palace. You’ll be able to see The Grand Palace from the boat on approach (a great chance to take some pics). Tip getting on & off river taxi with kids: boats can be wobbly on stopping so get the kids drilled that theres no dilly dallying around or causing a fuss getting off. We need military position exiting and a quick jump off. The Grand Palace is the most popular stop so you'll have time getting off. But for an easy life, make sure those little soldiers are drilled sergeant. Tip for a visit to The Grand Palace with kids: Take a snack in the bag (standard mum practice anyway), & make sure you remember: water, sunscreen, hats. Leave expensive devices, branded shoes at the Hotel. It's not a bloody fashion show. Shoes off at temples Tom Lau Getty Images It's VERY important to respect the culture of the country you are in & dress code applies. Take something to cover up your shoulders for yourselves and the kids (cardigan or a long sleeve linen shirt). Long trousers (make sure knees are covered). No strapless heel shoes (pumps work well for the kids easy to slip on and off as shoes must be removed before entering the temples as a mark of respect. Visit The Giant Buddha Wat Pho Wat Pho, to the south of The Grand Palace, is home to the huge 46-meter-long reclining Buddha. Remember dress code / shoe rule still apply. And as this is a real place of worship, you may see monks and scholars at work as a learning centre, so pre-drill kids not to be little arseholes & that this is a very important place. You can leave coins in bowls at the Buddha for good luck. Tip for visiting The Giant Buddha Wat Pho with kids: There are 108 bowls by Buddha, so you know 108 coins would be good for the kids important task. Keep them busy. You might get to close your eyes for 2 minutes and sleep whilst standing up. image via Terje Langeland/Getty Images a very neat stash of shoes, pic from World Nomads - be prepared for shoe chaos at temples. you've got extra little shoes to think about too. Put them together but don't be surprised when you get back if they're all over. Visit Khao San Road If you are at The Grand Palace early in the morning, you may as well grab some lunch on Khao San Road, just head north on a 30 min walk. There ton's of budget cafes, restaurants, bars, and street seller shops all busy with backpackers. You can buy some souvenirs there. You may have scheduled this in for the evening, but it's actually good to see it in the day too. Look out for my 2 day itinerary guide to Bangkok post showing how you can fit all of these in just 2 day stay in Bangkok with kids. Visit Wat Mahathat One of the oldest temples in Bangkok. A great place for the kids to buy charms and trinkets. Visit The Golden Mountain (Wat Saket) Get your walking legs on and climb 300+ steps up to The Golden Mountain For a sit down & beautiful sunset views over the city. Visit a rooftop sky bar Most rooftop sky bars won't allow stinky kids in & you'll wish you had a babysitter, but if you have booked a table in their restaurant then you can stay for a while and enjoy the ambiance. We booked in Vertigo at the top of The Banyan Tree which had impressive views. But there are plenty of rooftop bars and restaurants to choose from. Book your table at Vertigo Sky Restaurant Bangkok here . Vertigo rooftop restaurant & Moon Bar, Bangkok a well deserved meal at a rooftop restaurant - Vertigo At The Banyan Tree Bangkok. If you look the other way, & just ignore the kids, it's almost like you're on a date night. Give them their devices, order that beautiful meal and marvel at how much you've packed into your short stay. You've bloody earned this evening after doing all the above sight seeing! Enjoy lovers, this marks the end of your Bangkok sightseeing trip with kids. Which way to the beach? If you found this info helpful don't forget to subscribe to our blog. And follow us on the socials. We're travelling for at least 1 year worldschooling and have sooo many more adventures to show you.

A trip to Bangkok with kids. Our experience of travel to Bangkok and travel to Bangkok with kids. " Bustling & chaotic. Humid & hot. Stenches from the streets that linger on the nostrils. Smells of street food & moke flower shrines that delight. A melting pot of seedy & pious, extreme poverty & royal splendour. That’s Bangkok “. Fletch I'm being all arty in the above quote. What I mean is that some parts absolutely whiff to high heaven and some are super posh. You'll never have dry clothes on. They'll always be wet. Forget looking nice, you'll look as hot as you are and you'll swell up if you hold water like I do. It has some shocking pervy areas. Yet it's so spiritual. How can a place have so many contradictions? But you know, there's something about this place that you just have to go to 'get it'. And when travelling with kids, you can censor them from notorious areas. Damn I censor myself from those areas. Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand. Thailand is one of the most visited countries in South East Asia and it all starts with Bangkok. A must visit city in South East Asia and a fantastic cultural learning spot for kids. We don't stay long there, as we're Thailand beach bums, but we cram as much as we can into our time at the beginning and end of any island hopping that we do because it's extraordinary city that should be explored. (so 2-4 days in any trip) Every time we’ve travelled to Bangkok it’s been from the West (usually Manchester Airport MAN -to– Dubai International Airport DXB -to– Bangkok International (Suvarnabhumi) BKK. From the West you can take a stop off in Dubai, where you could stay over in Dubai for a night or 2, or in our case we take a connecting flight within a few hours, as we just like to just get there. The kids are on board with this too. They’d rather feel sleepy but have arrived at their destination, rather than sleep over somewhere and still have a long stretch of journey to make. How you travel to Bangkok with kids will be a matter of preference. There are other destinations to stop off at on the way including Singapore (which we would stop overnight as we have friends there who we would like to catch up with). It’s all about preferences and what you feel comfortable doing with your kids. We travel to Bangkok with Emirates every time and the experience is always a very comfortable one. The Emirates A380 (the worlds largest passenger plane: double decker) deserves a blog post all of it’s own as its big, really really big & a fab experience for the kids. We give the kids a pdf activity sheet on amazing facts about aeroplanes & the A380 airbus that we learn whilst we ooooh & ahhhh at it’s size. We always travel Emirates Economy Class to Thailand with the kids as it’s the cheapest way. And with 2 kids, the flights are always are biggest cost of our trips. We’ve not travelled by First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy to Thailand with the kids because we feel that’s an experience for if we’re child free. Plus when you’ve got kids you faff for a lot of the journey (mum my headphones don't work, mum Lilly is putting her arm on my arm rest, mummy... mummy....daddy…) and we want couples to be able to enjoy their flight peacefully without having kids peeking at them over the seat through glasses they’ve made with their fingers ;-). Although I’d definitely love to hear your thoughts on travelling to Bangkok with kids Business Class or First Class? Have you ever? And is it worth it in your experience? The flight from the UK to Dubai takes around 7 hours. If you’re stopping off at Dubai Airport there are plenty of stores, shops, eateries there in the worlds busiest airports. It’s an impressive airport reminiscent of an insanely huge shopping mall. With palm tress & gold shops, as well as the full range of designer stores. This is Dubai! If shopping is your thing, you’ll enjoy Dubai airport. The connecting flight from Dubai to Bangkok takes a further 6-7 hours. British Airways do a direct flight from London to Bangkok which takes around 11-12 hours so this could be an option if you, like us just want to get there! We try to make the travel all part of the adventure. If we take the mindset that it's fun and realise how lucky we are getting to travel the world, you can overcome any temporary tiredness. We as a family never take for granted aviation and world travel. We stagger our time on a long flight or sat waiting for a connecting flight at the Airport with the obvious meal times and snack times. We prepare educational learning tools beforehand with fun facts, the country’s flag & capital city info pdfs that we upload on the kids iPads before we go on any trip all about the particular country we are in. The kids also always take their own travel journals, that they fill in documenting each step of the journey. The airport is an ideal time to get the journals out. Taking time out to do this really helps ground us in the moment and take stock of how lucky we are and practice gratitude. Then of course, once the learnings done, they play on their devices and mum and dad get some alcohol or grab a coffee. My top tip for airport travelling with kids is a practical one + underrated but: always travel with your yoga mats in hand luggage in case of any delays, you’ll always have a clean surface to bed down on with kids. They can get their little blankets, teddy & travel cushion out and they’re as snug as a bug where ever you have to lay your head ;-) & it's happened to us where we've been delayed for 12 hours on top of your travel time you'll be super glad of those yoga mats. You're welcome, I love you. So, you made the long haul flight with kids and you've not killed each other (You're doing really great). You’ve arrived in Bangkok with kids, what now? At first arrival, Bangkok feels stressy. After a long flight you’re feeling excited but tired. And it’s not just you. You’ve got little people that are tired and cranky. And probably sticky and needing a good wash. The chaos, bustle and heat can really be felt. This is probably why people that travel business/first class say they’ll never go economy again ;-). Don't get a taxi, you'll be stuck in insane traffic at most times of the day, despite only being around10 mins drive in real time & be able to see the city. Get the train from inside the airport terminal to the region where your hotel is. Public transport is the best way to see the city. Maybe you're travelling in the morning and you get to see the sunrise twinkling on the glass windows of all the sky scrapers and hotels from your elevated train line. That's an education in itself for kids. Meanwhile, in traffic you're stuck in 5 lane thick cars seeing the taxi drivers beads dangle and swing from side to side as he stop starts. We always take the train (& it's cheaper). We never get taxi, or airport transfers or chauffer driven collection, private driver. We want to see the country we travelled to. With real people going about their day, travelling to work etc. A well planned hotel booking before you arrive in Bangkok will help you out on your first few days. In the days where we backpacked child free, we’d just land in Bangkok and find somewhere cheap to bed down and get some sleep before heading off on our exploring. When you’re travelling to Bangkok with kids, you’re going to want a trusted and good quality hotel. Were you can get showered, use product, get a good nights sleep and eat well, without the hassle of deciding where to go. Dad all fresh & clean planning tomorrow's itinerary in the complimentary kimono and slippers (Banyan Tree). You can't keep him away. Thankfully Bangkok is the place to book beautiful luxury hotels, for very good prices. You’re literally spoilt for choice. You can get a 5* hotel from £80+ - £200 if you shop around which is amazing for true 5* quality. Of course suites will be more. And of course you can get bargain accommodation too. Family fun in another rooftop pool Bangkok. Our favourite booking sites for booking a good hotel before you arrive in Bangkok with kids are Booking.com and Agoda . I won't go into hotels here because there's just so many we've stayed in that we would recommend. Our favourite hotels to stay in Bangkok are: The Banyan Tree (our absolute fave and truly one of the best 5* hotels in Bangkok) The Banyan Tree Bangkok which we go back to time & time again, The Lebua (just because it’s big & dominates the skyline, and it was in the film Hangover2), The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok (because it sits directly on The Chao Phraya River and it’s location is great for boat / river excursions). All of these hotels are luxury 5* hotels offer a level of service that appeals to us. We love luxury, quality and we don't like it to be showy or flashy. Just impeccable unrivalled quality and we feel very comfortable every time we stay with kids. The Lebua is flashy and more suited to travelling without kids, but, well, when in Bangkok! Worth a stay for 1 night just to say you’ve stayed there. Check out my blog posts on The Banyan Tree | Staying At The Banyan Tree Bangkok With Kids | The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok | The Lebua Hotel Bangkok. Dad + Kids take and early morning swim in rooftop pool The Banyan Tree Bangkok Feeding the fish in The Banyan Tree A very well priced good hotel is Dream Hotel (which is very well priced at around £80 and excellent in our option (they have blue light technology in the rooms for a super sleep and serve a good breakfast). You can get a Brand like Novotel for £50-£80, and as a family you may need to book a suite, which gets pricey or you could book 2 rooms and split the stay. This is not ideal if you’re planning on wooing your other half, but I'm guessing you've done all that successfully since you have little human evidence of such romance travelling with you! If you shop around on one of the booking sites above to see the wide choice. We always justify a luxury first few nights as it sets us up after the long flight and a dream stay marks the start of your family trip of a lifetime. But you can budget too. Do what feels right and comfortable for you. Thai people are beautiful, lovely, friendly and always helpful. It’s clear from the moment you land in Bangkok, why Thailand is known as ‘Land of smiles’. And their happiness is infectious. We love being around happy mindful people. Bangkok is a huge city with so much to see and experience. There are many attractions to visit and places that will leave you surprised and wowed / or shocked depending on where you go. Check out my post Things To Do In Bangkok With Kids post, where I talk about all the attractions to do to educate and entertain the kids including: Bangkok Temples, Thai Traditions, A meal on The Chao Phraya River, Tuk Tuk rides, Eating Street Food, Visiting A Night Market, Visiting the River market, Bangkok Sights that imo are a must do. You may only make this trip once, so you must make it count. But that was our thought 5 trips ago. And there are still wonderful things that we want to see and do in Bangkok before our kids get too big. I hope you have enjoyed this post and that it’s gone some way to inspire you to travel to Bangkok with kids. It can be done. In my option, travel is one of the most enriching things for kids. And Bangkok, on an educational & cultural level is quite amazing for kids. Ages 5+ and they will be wowed, exploring all the city has to offer and even just getting around the city and looking at free sights is an enriching experience for kids. One they'll remember forever & that will bind you together as a family.

Some links in the blog are affiliate links where if you click and buy through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting this blog. We've had our Delonghi ecov 311 bk icona vintage style espresso coffee machine for 12 years. 12 years! We bought it in the days when we didn't review things and it's a shame that we can't go back and review things so far down the line as this kind of durability should be celebrated. Especially in this throwaway culture that we live in, getting 12 years out of a daily multi use anything is rare. Especially a kitchen appliance that's used every day. This is the model that we have. The Delonghi coffee Machine has been an absolute workhorse, making us delicious fresh coffee from ground coffee, keeping me ( hello waves from Fletch ) & Si ( say hi Si ) alive since 2010 and it was a really great price back when we bought it and even rarer - it still is. We're basically dead until our morning coffee. And then one more. We are used to coffee shop style coffee's at home and could never be without a home coffee machine now. This machine looks neat, sleek and you can keep the cups on the top of the machine on the rack to heat when the coffee machine is turned on. Read on for our honest review. We like to try different ground coffees from around the world. When we go to Borough Market London - (see my write up on Borough Markets - a must visit market in central London if you're a foodie and coffee lover ) we pick up a Monmouth coffee, a variety of our choosing. We now live in Bali and are spoilt for choice with the coffee varieties here and in South East Asia in general (we recently got back from Vietnam and oh my the coffee game there is next level) Monmouth coffee shop at Borough Markets London. They do ground coffee and beans suitable for the Deloghi Espresso making machine When in England UK we take a trip to Borough Markets to visit Monmouth and pick an amazing coffee from small 1-2 acre farms all over the world. From Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica to El Salvador. They do a write up of the farm / farmer and a detailed synopsis of the history and flavour. And their ground coffees for domestic blends work well in the Delonghi Fresh Coffee machine. We are coffee geeks so love all the background with coffee. It's the little things! The Delonghi Coffee machine is neat and compact. It fitted in my tiny first apartment kitchen and looked stylish on the tops. Even though its compact it does 2 cups or single if preferred, which is handy as I rarely have coffee alone really and some of the smaller machines at this price range only do the single cups. It's pretty noisy by comparison to some of the bigger machines, but I don't care. I get great noisy coffee at a bargain price - and also I think it's gotten noisier as times gone on. I'm sure it wasn't this noisy to begin with. Again I don't care! Because it's got a retro vintage style it has not aged. It looks just as good in the kitchen now as it did when we first bought it. We've changed kitchens in the time that we've had this machine! It has a milk frother, which we only ever use for the kids hot chocolates. Never milk in coffee. And the machine comes with an attached tamper so no need to buy that separately. If you do love coffee art then you'll want to get the milk pouring jug with the machine to allow the neat arty pouring, it's just not something we do with ours so never needed one. So if you don't think Delonghi make good coffee machines, think again. This is the perfect entry level coffee machine, that has seen us through our maturation of home coffee making like barista's. Things that I like about the Delonghi Coffee making machine are: It's price you can make a coffee from 15p per cup! It Makes all coffee shop favourites to a high standard It has a Steam arm to froth fresh milk for cappuccinos and lattes You can Use your own choice of ground coffee Just add Hot water delivery for americanos You can make two espressos at once - good for if you have a guest or are in a couple Theres a cute matching kettle and toaster set For the ground coffee that you can use in this coffee machine, Day to day we use The already ground variety for this current model Lavazza Qualita Rosa Ground Coffee . It's a full bodied and well rounded coffee that's finely ground and filters well through the machine. It makes a perfect coffee every time with the delicious crema on top. I've added the Amazon link to buy the best Lavazza ground coffee in bulk here because buying in bulk you definitely get more bang for your buck. So my basic machine is purring away nicely still after 12 years. And I've had my head turned recently, by a shiny new bean to cup La Specialista machine that comes in at a bigger £400 $500 price tag. I know call me fikle, but I've waited so long for this machine to die on us. But no it troops on making amazing coffee day after day. There's nothing to grumble about is there. And the Delonghi basic machine will live on and will move to the office in the UK as the office machine (it's still really too good to throw out and I hate waste). But we will definitely soon be upgrading to this snazzy model the De'Longhi La Specialista Metal Barista Pump Espresso Machine , the Bean to Cup variety and we'll be stocking up on the Lavazza coffee beans rather than ground, although the coffee in Bali is amazing and cheap so not too much stocking up as we recently made the big move to Bali . I'll do a review of the new machine once we get that up & running. And maybe an unboxing video on my new youtube channel too if you like that kind of thing? I'm still new to YouTube so not sure what people want to see over there. Still finding my feet with that one! Btw please do follow it as I'm still pretty new over there and trying to grow that right now. So are Delonghi coffee machines any good? if you like long lasting, durability and a dependable machine that makes coffee shop quality coffee at home. Then yes! The Delonghi Ecov 311 Icona Vintage Espresso Coffee Machine could serve you, like it has us very well indeed. For a price thats pretty darn good. You can buy the Delonghi coffee machine in black from Amazon by clicking this link. The old work horse of a machine that I have. They do the same model in Cream too here which looks pretty stylish And this is the little head turner that grabbed my attention recently. The De'Longhi La Specialista Arte Evo EC9255.M, Espresso Pump Coffee Machine. Dreamy! But also have you seen the price!! I wonder how much better this one performs compared to the cheaper models... I'll let you know when mine arrives. And ahem the king / queen of the coffee machine has to be The Sage but at £600+ I'll be leaving this one until I can justify the spend. I'd love to know how this performs for you if you have one. Let me know if you buy a Delonghi coffee machine which one you go for. I'd love to hear your thoughts and I can tell you what independent coffee blends we're enjoying at the moment that you might love to try in your new machine. (This post is not sponsored by DeLonghi I'm just a lifelong fan of their machines, but if the marketing team at DeLonghi wants to reach out to me benothinglike@yahoo.com to review The King of coffee machines 'The Sage' I would bloody bite your hand off) Follow us on Instagram: And On YouTube: And as always drop me a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog that I think will help others. So let me know.

Some links in the blog are affiliate links where if you click and buy through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting this blog. Hey I'm Fletch & if you're new to this blog you can read more about me here . I have struggled with depression my whole life. It wasn't until I'd reached rock bottom (and I'd had a few of those), and found a book that changed everything for me. It taught me that I could re-wire my brain and there was another way. In this blog I share my story & the insights of that book that helped me melt away depression. In the hope that this story helps others struggling with depression. I'm sat clearing through old books and diaries (as I de-clutter for our big move to Bali. This time we're back in the UK but just to empty and sell the house after 6 amazing months in Bali & South East Asia we want more of that life), as I clear I have to be ruthless about what I keep and what I leave. And today I stumbled across a book that's dear to me. My attachment to this specific item is from the heart because of what it did for me in my own struggle with depression. I wrote a personal blog about my experience of living with depression - go check that out here . It sets the scene for my personal struggle with depression and how for the last 30 years I'd been living from my mind, struggling on and off with depression since being a kid. In fact I think I was born depressed. Then being diagnosed at 18 with endogenous depression and given anti-depressants for it. I almost died because of it during Uni, but that wasn't meant to be. And have touched with suicide just once or twice in the last 30 years. I did a video about losing my business and how this pushed me over the edge in my late 30's go watch if you'd like to know more about this last brush with suicide and how this became the pivotal changing point in my life of living with depression (even though I didn't know it at the time). Depression had been a 'thing' in my life since being little. I knew what it was. Had experience of how devastating it could be. Which then allowed it to become a real 'thing' existing in my reality from a young age. My uncle killed himself in his car when I was around 8, after deciding that he could no longer go on living with his secretive depression - that no one knew he had, but he wrote a note to say how sorry he was. Which caused so much anger within my already quite dysfunctional family. Although no one ever really talked about that afterwards either, they just harboured up the hate and swallowed it down. My Mum had tried to end her life with an overdose when I was around 13, after living with depression that she didn't want to live with any more. It was just me & her at the time (us against the world) and I felt like I'd failed her. I felt as though I wasn't worth loving and sticking around for. On some of the weeks beforehand, I'd been helping her with giving her a routine by getting her ready in the morning, opening her curtains, choosing her clothes for the day ahead to prompt her to get up and doing the food shopping, just kind of hoping that she'd snap out of it. Because if I didn't do these small activities, her day would be spent in bed, followed by drinking in the evening. Which really didn't help things for her. Does drink ever help anything? Doing these little things felt like I was helping. I got a job waitressing too to help out with money (my bus fayre's to/from school & dinner monies etc), we had bailiffs knocking at the door and so this was the best I could do to keep the plates spinning. Doing anything I could to help. I've always been that thinking person. The person that is constantly thinking and working out ways, strategies, plans and schemes of how to get out of a hole. This is my strength - I am comfortable with struggle - but this thinking brain, that was only ever trying to figure things out and help would be my downfall. This reads like a self fulfilling prophecy reading this back, but I swore to not let the same happen to me. And fight I did. I was the one who found my mum unconscious after her suicide attempt. I was the one that entered the house and instinctively knew that something was wrong in the stillness. I could already sense energy back then. I was the one that rushed upstairs, poked my fingers down her throat to make her be sick, turn her on her side and do the only thing that I could think of in the confusion and call 999. I remember feeling scared to make the call and wasn't sure if this was serious enough to warrant a call. I was the one that spoke to the operator and answered really grown up questions about stuff that I didn't know how to answer. And then went through the quite grown up process of going in the ambulance and of course the long drawn out aftermath of what happens when you're depressed and decide to kill yourself, but it didn't go to plan. There's an aftermath to these things as well as the shocking action in motion of the main event. And then the next day, with no sleep, I went to school and no-one knew what I'd been doing the night before. I felt a strong humiliation that my own Mum didn't want to stick around and was glad no-one knew. I couldn't have handled the sympathy. I was 13 - this was obviously only about me. Then there was the in-between years my 20-30's: the self help books, many self help books, 5HTP, St Johns Wort, herbal medications because the pharmaceutical tablets never sat right with me and plus they only numbed the feelings anyway. I stopped taking anti-depressants age 22ish after learning about what they did to the brain. Finishing my Psychology degree to help me understand the brain, but leaving Uni with even more questions that answers. Constantly trying to be OK, to be happy and never let this thing get me like I'd seen it get people around me. Followed by a turning point in 2022, where in my late 30's, I decided that I could no longer carry on fighting this thing anymore and prayed to God / The Universe in Mexico - on my knees - and got some answers. Fast forward to now, 2024 entering 2025 and I can truly really say that I no longer have depression and can confidently say that I never will again. I'm sure in the future I'll experience sadness, a blue day, hormones. But I can say that depression has gone and I know too much now for it to ever come back. For it to exist. This language is still quite new to me and I'm always re-touching and re-reading the books and methods that helped me to completely re-wire my brain. But I'm not scared that I will ever go back to that place, it's just really empowering to re-read, re-go over all the stuff that I awoke to back then that really changed everything. It's nice to be reminded of this stuff after many years of feeling out of control, in my head, stuck, trapped, worthless and hopeless. To think that I gave so much of my life to this 'thing'. And I want to share here the things that helped me change everything. The one thing - A book. Of course I did the work, I turned up, read the book, was open to it's suggestions and practicing what I learned wasn't overnight. And there were also many things that helped, but this is the ONE THING. A book. Over the course of a few days of awakening to certain information that I am going to share here, like a remembering really, it wasn't completely new to me. I kind of had this knowledge in me like a de-ja-vu feeling. Depression is so far away from me now, that I'm currently living my dream life in Bali , (hey, please subscribe to my YouTube channel btw as I'm trying to grow it) Things didn't get to being just OK (although I'd have took that at the beginning, just to be ok and not even really that happy was a definite improvement) but so so so happy, literally living my dream life and I'm 6 months in to a complete dream (watch the video explaining it all above). And I've taken it all in my stride, the healing journey, getting rid of depression for good, the big life changing move to Bali. It's only now that I'm at my end of year reflecting that I see how far I came and that I actually know stuff that can help my fellow human who happens to stumble upon my small slice of internet. I'm only now at a point where I feel that I can look back over the last 4 years or so and start picking through it, finally at a point where I can openly talk about it all, in the hope that I can help others that feel completely stuck or trapped within their own minds and prisons. For a while I was just happy to be happy. Navigating this new chapter of my life. Oh to be happy, how novel (To wake up with joy. Colour. And love in my heart. As opposed to despair that I'd actually woke up at all). And I wanted that awful chapter of my life (well, my whole life really) completely behind me in the past where it belonged. Also I was still quite secretive about depression. I didn't want 'IT' tarnishing my new found life and self. I didn't want it creeping back into my dream life. Because depression had had a habit of doing that to me all my life. Creeping in, when everything was going so well and there was no need, nor reason to be depressed. Like a default setting where I'd had too much happiness (for me) and that I wasn't allowed to be 'too happy' or 'this happy' like a horribly comforting thing that I knew how to navigate. Happiness wasn't what I'd been used to. When my back was against the wall, this was when I would function the best. Because I knew how to. I'd spent the last 30 years fighting something, knowing everything there was to know about it, my time of the month, when it was going to come back, what I'd do when it did, planning every step that would allow me to come out the other side, that it had almost become my friend. A toxic friend. That I allowed to control me, by letting it only give me limited amount of time in my life, where I'd diligently give my life back to it, because that's the way it was. And since I'm a tough cookie (I really am one of the strongest people I know) and had fought my whole life, that if I couldn't beat it then no-one could and I'd just be happy for the tiny bits of life that I could grab in-between. I'd been at the full mercy of 'this thing' and I wanted it fully behind me now I'd beat it. And this is mostly why I haven't spoke much about it. Up until now. But I realise that in not talking openly about depression and my healing journey from having it, then this gives depression back it's control. And allows it to exist. Once you allow it to exist, then grant the brain and the ego this tiny bit of control. It would weedle it's way back. I realised that part of the left over healing process for me is to now bring the experience forward to the present whilst not being 'in it' and pick it apart to fully melt it away to existence. Something can't exist if you break it down to it's parts of absolute nothingness. It can never be. And my knowledge that it can never be because it never really was. I saw the melting of my depression as a miracle. I felt that I'd got lucky and didn't want to lose my lucky streak. And so, when in Bali, living my dream life and healing from the energy of the land and nature. Bali forced me to look at this 'miracle' of how I did it. How had I just melted depression away. Something to see the miracle for what it truly was. And to realise that the miracle was actually me. The miracle is you. It always was. I started my own YouTube channel here , that was intended to be about my Bali life, sharing videos about everyday living in Bali with kids, world schooling and capturing our journey. It still is going to be a little bit about that because it's an amazing journey that should be documented. I don't ever want to take it for granted and forget the small stuff. But where I think I now plan to share my own healing journey now that I have made peace with the many years that I lost. I feel strong enough and ready to share my miracle. P.S. this is not a miracle btw. You and I, we had it all along. We just forgot and now it's time to come back home to YOU. The YouTube channel has actually been a very personal journey in itself. I started the channel in my 40's feeling slightly battered and bruised and thought I could talk about my new beautiful Bali life. Because Bali is so pretty, I'd have loads to make videos on. I was still at a very low confidence point after years of not really knowing who I was and living within the parameters of depression. Even though I healed myself from depression, I was left feeling as though I didn't really know who I was, what I stood for, or the things I liked. I'd spent many years in battle. When I came out of battle, like a wounded soldier, I was bruised, pretty traumatised and shell shocked as to what had just happened. It took 30 years to get rid of this thing (which felt like a lifetime), but as I look back I see it went with the blink of an eye (now that I'm out of it). It was all learning, the bad stuff in our lives is just that. A learning exercise happening for us and not to us. But did I really need to take that long to learn it all? My teen years were wasted with unregulated hormones, chaos of imbalance, confusion of it all and the anger of why fucking me. I hardly went out partying, l constantly trying to regulate my internal chaos and not rock the boat by adding alcohol to the mix etc. My 20's was spent in the trenches of vowing to never let happen to me what happened to my uncle, my mum and countless mothers along the way. It was grit and determination and pure stubbornness. I will work like a robot (I have it in me) rather than give in to this thing. And I did. I built businesses, had kids and fought the good fight, never truly finding happiness but actually having it all. My 30's were spent being pounded by a force that was trying to make me stop. Stop being me and doing these habits, the same things, the habit of being me - I was just to blind to see it at the time. I was mulled, pounded and pummelled into submission until enough was enough and I broke. This was my rock bottom and I think to truly heal everyone has to get to that point to fully realise that they need to change. And that change was the only thing that I could do. And I think my 40's are about growing into my own skin and helping others, finding my purpose. 2021 was transformational in 3 ways. It was the first time I'd done things that were different to anything I ever usually did. First I found myself on my knees at rock bottom where I prayed. I'm not religious and had never prayed before. But it felt as though I had nowhere else to go. Second, I started to look at energy and had my first reiki session. If my mind wasn't helping me, medicine wasn't the answer then could there be anything in this 'energy thing' that I'd been hearing about. Third I found a book - the whole point of this post to which I talk about the book further on). 2021 was also when I took what was going to be my last holiday with my kids and had planned to end my life, which proceeded those 2 new things. But in my final last ditch attempt, whilst in Mexico I had a little time to myself and looked at the sky, saw a shooting star and looked in awe at the vastness of the sky, felt me smallness and yet being part of something so bigness - and I prayed. I asked the Universe or God (whomever you're comfortable with asking). I got answer back and it involved Bali and that I needed to move to Bali. This was actually news to me as I'd never been to Bali for a holiday. But it caught my attention and the next few days we received a couple of signs from the Universe, that I shared with Si and the kids as to what had just happened. And we all had complete and utter confirmation and faith that Bali is what was next for us. I was so lucky that my tribe was on board with this. There was no other way it just was, even at this early stage. And I had a reason to live, to see why this was happening. It was the time had my first reiki session - where I cried in it because something unexpected happened, where I was held so deeply by something that I can only describe as pure love and a voice told me that everything was going to be ok and that the answers were in me. I knew this was the truth and I can't tell you the relief that I felt (as well as unexplainable confusion about what had just happened). And this was also the time that I started reading again. The book that changed EVERYTHING for me with depression - The book that gave me permission to re-wire my brain and be OK. It allowed me to melt away depression. This is not a statement I write lightly. And I can't believe it took me all this time to find it. If I can pass this book onto a single person that is feeling like shit right now, and is sick of feeling like shit to the point where they will read something new, try a different way and be open to the possibilities that there is more in this world that we do not know that what we know, then I urge you to explore more. And if you do this I can die happy. I'm not even joking here. So what's the book? What's the book that cured 30 year long debilitating life with depression? What's it about and is it even possible to melt away a thing that you give so much 'bigness to' can these things just be melted away anyway? I think this is also true for anxiety, depression and mental health problem that we put a label on. The book is Breaking the Habit of Being You , by Dr. Joe Dispenza . The book explores how deeply ingrained thought patterns and emotional states shape our identity and reality. He emphasizes the profound ability of the brain to change, or neuroplasticity , meaning we have the power to rewire our brain by changing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Just knowing that I could effect the synapses in my brain and re-wire them to health was a real awakening for me. I'd learnt all about the brain in Uni (in-fact The Brain was my specialist quiz subject ;-)). I knew the phrase 'Neurons that wire together fire together' based on old neuroscience classes and experiments that proves this very thing. But the book gave me the permission to heal from depression. Permission to practice in real time the re-wiring and re-firing of my own neurons. And you can trick these neurons and synapses to do this. By just thinking differently. Even if your thoughts are constantly not so kind, happy or nice (like with depression) or those thoughts come from fear and control or lack of control (like with anxiety). And practicing working on your thoughts and getting good at thinking differently, until you start feeling the thoughts and until with a little practice and getting your mind in check, that the thinking becomes automatic. Because the synapses re-wired. It's no longer a thought effort thing. It's a real physical different brain that you're working with. Best of all you did it all yourself with thought alone. You can actually make changes to your physical brain. I realised how powerful I was and it was like stepping into a new identity of myself that was allowed to not have depression, but by practicing the re-wiring techniques of the book, detailed below, meant that this new identity of me, was a girl that just didn't have depression, she couldn't, because the brain was wired different. When you know how powerful you truly are, you can literally become the master of your own health, your own life, you're happiness, because it's all in you. You become not at the mercy of some made up thing that has labels put on it, which in turn put labels (limitations on you). Just knowing this information for me meant that depression didn't and couldn't really exist. I was armed with thoughts that I could use to re-wire my poorly brain. When you think a certain way, you start feeling a certain way. And this loops round so when you feel a certain way you start thinking this way too. And this is why depression can be a real downward spiral. But your strength is that you change the way you think (even if you don't feel it right now) in a day of two of practice you will start feeling those thoughts. And you have the power to then reverse the whirlpool loop and physically restructure the brain. But Can Depression Be "Melted Away" Using Joe Dispenza's Teachings and Meditations? In his book Breaking the Habit of Being You , Dr. Joe Dispenza explores how deeply ingrained thought patterns and emotional states shape our identity and reality. He emphasizes the profound ability of the brain to change, or neuroplasticity , meaning we have the power to rewire our brain by changing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. While it's important to acknowledge that depression is a complex mental health condition that may require professional treatment, Dispenza’s teachings offer a powerful tool for transforming negative thought patterns  and emotional states  that contribute to depression. Dispenza's approach is rooted in the idea that thoughts create emotions, and emotions create our physical state . By shifting our thoughts and emotions, we can begin to rewire our brain, break old habits, and create new neurological pathways that align with a state of well-being. I wrote this post from my point of view and from the heart. Because I feel like my experiences can help others understand what they're going through. Or plant a seed of hope or better yet, open the flood gates to a full spiritual awakening which is a life of pure bliss, joy and happiness. Being truthfully honest I really hope this blog does that. But if not let's just have a tool at our disposal that has the potential to change everything, like it did for me. I fully recommend reading the book , to get the full depth of it's teachings (are we healing here or are we after a quick fix?), but here's some of my quick take home key points to give you an idea of what to expect from the book: Here’s a list of actionable steps based on Joe Dispenza’s teachings to help someone melt away depression  by rewiring their brain and shifting their energy and consciousness, by working on your thoughts: 1. Become Aware of Your Current Thought Patterns Goal:  Break the cycle of automatic, negative thinking. Dispenza emphasizes the importance of self-awareness  in recognizing the habitual thoughts that create depression. Negative thinking patterns often go unnoticed, but they have a profound impact on our emotional and physical state. Action: Observe your thoughts  without judgment. Pay attention to the recurring, self-limiting beliefs or negative thoughts about yourself, life, or the future. Track your thoughts  throughout the day. Are they predominantly negative, fearful, or pessimistic? Notice your emotional responses  to these thoughts. Depression is often rooted in unresolved emotions tied to past experiences. 2. Practice Mindfulness and Meditation to Create New Neural Pathways Goal:  Use meditation to break old patterns and create new, positive thought and emotional responses. One of the core techniques in Dispenza’s approach is meditation. The goal of meditation isn’t just relaxation but to change the brain . Dispenza shows how meditation can help people access a new state of consciousness, free from the mental noise that fuels depression. Action: Commit to a daily meditation practice  using Dispenza’s guided meditations (found in his book and online). Focus on the present moment.  Let go of past regrets or future anxieties, which often fuel depression. The idea is to enter a state of stillness where you can feel and experience your body, free from the conditioning of past thoughts and emotions. Create the feeling of joy and gratitude.  Dispenza teaches that elevated emotions  like gratitude, love, and joy can reprogram the brain and change your energy state. In your meditations, focus on invoking feelings of gratitude or imagining the best possible future. 3. Disrupt the Habitual Emotional State Goal:  Break the automatic emotional responses that reinforce depression. Many people with depression get trapped in a cycle of negative emotions. Dispenza suggests that emotions are simply energy in motion, and by consciously changing how we feel, we can alter the brain’s chemical makeup and shift our emotional state. Action: Identify the emotions that are tied to depression  (such as sadness, hopelessness, anger, or guilt). Recognize that these are habitual emotional states , not permanent conditions. Consciously choose a new emotional state.  Start by cultivating feelings of appreciation, joy, or excitement. Even if they feel forced at first, over time, the brain will begin to associate new emotions with different situations. Practice "changing your energy"  through daily activities such as listening to uplifting music, exercising, or engaging in hobbies that make you feel good. These activities interrupt the negative emotional feedback loop. 4. Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind by Repetition Goal:  Use repetition to install new beliefs and habits that support a positive emotional state. Dispenza explains that our subconscious mind  is a repository for deeply held beliefs, and these beliefs shape our emotional responses. To break free from depression, it's essential to install new, empowering beliefs that support mental and emotional well-being. Action: Repeat positive affirmations  that counteract negative beliefs about yourself. For example, "I am worthy of happiness," "I am capable of creating positive change," or "I choose peace and joy." Create mental images  of yourself as a healthy, happy person. Visualize a version of you living a life free from depression, where you feel light, confident, and full of life. Repetition is key —by consistently practicing these new thoughts and beliefs, you begin to rewire your brain and change the habitual patterns that lead to depression. 5. Practice Being in the "Quantum Field" of Possibilities Goal:  Access higher states of consciousness to facilitate healing and transformation. Dispenza teaches that the quantum field  is a realm of infinite potential, where everything exists in a state of possibility. By entering this state of mind, we open ourselves to new experiences and outcomes, free from the limitations of our past conditioning. Action: Meditate on the idea of infinite potential.  In your meditations, imagine that you are connected to a vast field of possibility, where anything is possible. Feel the freedom of releasing the past and the limited beliefs that have kept you stuck. Focus on the present moment  and your connection to the universe. Dispenza’s meditation techniques help you move beyond the limited, ego-based self into a place of oneness with the greater whole, where healing and transformation can occur. Visualize yourself free from depression,  thriving in a new reality. As you feel the emotions of that new reality, you begin to bring it into existence. 6. Recondition Your Body to a New Mindset Goal:  Release the body’s stored emotional trauma and break the physiological cycle of depression. Depression is not only a mental state—it also manifests physically. The body “remembers” past emotional trauma through tension, pain, and fatigue. By training the body to release these negative states, we can break the cycle of depression and create a new, vibrant state of health. Action: Use body-focused meditation  techniques, as taught in Dispenza’s practices, to release tension and emotional energy stored in the body. Cultivate a relaxed, open posture.  Notice how your body holds onto negative energy through physical tightness or discomfort. Practice deep breathing to release this stored tension. Engage in physical activities  such as yoga, walking, or dance, to release pent-up emotions and encourage the flow of energy throughout the body. Movement helps to shake off the mental and emotional blocks that keep depression in place. 7. Embrace Gratitude and Elevated Emotions Goal:  Shift your energy to a state of joy and gratitude, which are powerful antidotes to depression. According to Dispenza, emotions like gratitude, joy, and love carry a high frequency, which counteracts the lower frequencies associated with depression. By practicing these elevated emotions, we can transform our energy field and attract better outcomes. Action: Daily gratitude practice:  Write down three things you are grateful for every day. Even when feeling depressed, gratitude can shift your energy. Focus on positive memories  and experiences that bring you joy. Feel the emotions of love, gratitude, and appreciation in your heart. Carry these emotions throughout your day,  and practice them during your meditations to reprogram your emotional state. Conclusion While Joe Dispenza’s teachings offer valuable tools for personal transformation, it’s essential to recognize that overcoming depression is a complex and multi-dimensional process. His approach, rooted in the power of meditation, awareness, and emotional reconditioning, can play a significant role in shifting the neural pathways that contribute to depression. However, it’s important for individuals struggling with depression to also seek professional support when needed. By combining Dispenza’s techniques with appropriate care, it’s possible to begin rewiring the brain and shifting from a state of depression to one of empowerment, joy, and healing. Remember:  Transformation takes time, and the process of rewiring the brain is gradual. Stay patient, persistent, and compassionate with yourself. The power to change is always within reach. And so I find myself back in the UK emptying my house to sell before we head back to Bali. Still depression free! As I de-clutter I'm finding old notes, old Uni dissertations and old books. And this book deserved a re-read because it changed everything for me. I'm currently re-reading Dr Joe Dispenza's Book Breaking The Habit of Being You . I really owe a lot to finding Joe Dispenza's book and others that followed from there because it opened up my eyes to the true power of ourselves and our ability to self heal from things that were once too big for me to bear (and countless others that cotinue to struggle daily today). Only looking at ourselves through limited eyes, we will only ever allow ourselves to be ourselves with these limitations, illnesses, limited self beliefs and sub-conscious programmes. But we give this power to these things. If we become aware of who we are and what we're giving away, each time we notice ourselves doing this, we slowly stop giving ourselves away. Giving the power of who we are. Instead we take it back and mend. Because that power that was is in us to give is also in us to take back and heal to live a life that we deserve to be living. 2022/2023 was about healing, going within, listening, awakening to my true self. 2024 was about finding myself again, gently and slowly, no pressure, for I was just happy at being OK. This was unchartered waters. And waters that I were very happy to be in. As I settled with the novel feelings of being OK, dare I say it happy... It was time to re-build myself and fall back in love with me, who was she? 2024 was when we moved to Bali. 2025 is dedicated to putting my life in the hands of Source/God/The Universes plan. Raising my families vibration and helping connect this forgotten information to anybody that needs it. To spark that de ja vue knowing that you are more than what your thoughts say you are. And if you stayed reading this long... wow... firstly thank you. But secondly I hope you got something from this page? That's the only reason I spend vast amounts of my time writing. If I can resonate with just one person. Help just one person. Inspire just one person. I'm really truly very happy. Let me know in the comments. Also, if you love content like this and have info to share and would like to be a guest writer on my blog, please connect. Don't Forget to Follow us on Instagram: And On YouTube here too: And as always drop me a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog that I think will help others on their own journey. So let me know. Did it help? Did you get something from it? And what do you want to know going forward? I am at your service, Fletchy McFletchface xx Add my Blog to Your Bookmarks for more life enhancing stuff

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Book. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. The Book by Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. (Note: this page contains affiliate links - If you buy from this affiliate link this means—at zero cost to you—I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you for your support!) A book I've wanted to read for a while. And my new years resolution for 2024 was to get back into doing all the things that 'I' love and that that make me ME. I used to read book after book before kids and had a huge library that I colour ordered in rainbow (obvs) filled with many topics. And part of my Self Love promise to myself : is to read more books! And I start with this this book The Alchemist When you have kids there simply isn't the time to read or if there is, you are definitely doing way better than me. The times when I might ordinarily read (at bed time) I'm absolutely knackered. On the beach holiday (I'm constantly doing / running around after someone/something) there is no sunbathing time, and when there is all I want to do is literally NOTHING. And a day spent in a coffee shop reading on a Saturday (that would normally be 'my thing'), is something of the past. There are no coffee shop quiet reading days or days to myself for doing nothing other than pleasing myself - reading. For me, my favourite day was spent looking in a book shop for hours, buying a few books and then sitting in a coffee shop reading. This was a bit of me. But my kids are getting older now and fitting reading time in is definitely easier than it was BUT I've lost the flow of reading. And this isn't a moan btw. Having children is absolutely a gift from God. Having children softened me in ways I couldn't imagine and kept my heart open. And both of my two have been the best thing to happen to me in different ways. Period. But with this said, I have to make a constant effort to remember who 'I' am. Where is this girl that had hobbies and interests and did things purely because she wanted to. Not the person I am today that has 2 little lives and 1 big male life to consider whenever I want to do something. Reading in my spare time fizzled out because I stopped having 'free time' or 'me time' then when that stopped through being super busy (house reno's / running a business / being a mum) I slowly stopped prioritising it and prioritising me. Can you relate? So this is me coming back to remembering who I am. Prioritising reading because I love it. And I love me. I deserve time to read. I made a promise to myself just to read more. Not as another job on the to do list. But more as an act of self care / self love. Taking time out everyday to just sit with myself and read. Whatever the heck I fancy. And in true Fletch style this naturally involves the Universe, Travel, Spirituality, Wisdom, Life Enhancing, Personal Development + Progression and matters of the heart. And what better book to start with than a book that prompts the reader to figure out their dreams, to take those dreams seriously and to listen to signs and omens along the way - and the importance of following them! And that's exactly where I'm at in my life in packing up my UK life to follow my dreams in Bali. The Alchemist book by Paulo Coelho is all of the above. It's a fictionally written story about Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of treasure. It's full of beautiful little quotes and poetically written - but with an inspiring message throughout. Santiago's journey so far has been filled with omens and signs which I hope ultimately lead him to find his treasure. Whatever that might be. " When you have a dream and want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. " Here's the Amazon affiliate link if you're interested in buying the book to read: https://amzn.to/3VuTdkA (If you buy it from this affiliate link this means—at zero cost to you—I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you for your support!) I'm not going to tell you completely what happens - but this for me was the perfect book to start my reading journey. Just the right amount of fiction and poetic crossover into real life to keep me interested. Want to be book club buddies? I'd love to have you with me. Tell me what you thought of this book? Leave a comment, let me know if you've read the book The Alchemist? Or are in the middle of reading it. Also any recommendations you have for future reads. Sign up to the newsletter if you'd like to receive notifications of Book Club posts. I'll be sharing so many recommendations of some of the best life changing books that I've read that have helped me on my path with all things above. In the meantime keep up with our daily Bali life updates on social media below. Books below that Changed My Life during my own Spiritual Awakening: (I will add to this list as I continue on my own spiritual awakening books that I have found have helped me. Please comment if you know of any books not on this list for me to read). (Note: this page contains affiliate links - If you buy from this affiliate link this means—at zero cost to you—I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you for your support!) BREAKING THE HABIT OF BEING YOURSELF - Joe Dispenza - As part of my healing journey before the spiritual awakening happened. I healed myself from a lifelong battle with depression and thoughts of suicide. This book saved my life. And was what started me on a very quick healing journey (practically overnight, but certainly within 1 month of doing his suggested meditations), with what followed a spiritual awakening. The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy - Whether you’re new to spiritual exploration or have been on a path of self-discovery for years, Kabalian is a thought-provoking and transformative guide for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of life, spirituality, and personal growth. A Course In Miracles - A Combined Volume CURRENTLY READING The Power of Now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle The Four Agreements: Practical Guide to Personal Freedom: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon - Joe Dispenza The Neville Goddard Deluxe Collection: All 14 Books By A New Thought Pioneer. - This changed how I manifested and was one of the best things I've ever read on manifestation with proven results. Follow us on Instagram: On YouTube: And always leave a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog to help you. So let me know. Does it help? Did you get something from it? And what do you want to know going forward? I am at your service, Fletchy McFletchface xx

Koh Tao (Turtle Island) Tao = turtle. The whole of Koh Tao or Ko Tao is simply beautiful. Like a paradise dream come true. It kind of feels like Thailand old, although there are cool little bars and eateries along the beach but nothing too over the top like some of the more 'party' renowned Thai islands. It’s an amazing destination to visit with kids. Thailand as a country is fantastic for children culturally and educationally in general and Thai people love kids. From the busy bustle of Bangkok to the mainland coasts and islands. Our days on Koh tao were mostly spent on the beach, from morning until late. Playing, connecting, watching the waves roll in & out, being at one with nature & relaxing. A freshen up in the evening then heading down to a basic, relaxed, chill vibe beach bar / restaurant. This is exactly our kind of thing. Things to do in Koh Tao with kids Explore & find new beaches on Koh Tao Go snorkelling amongst the tropical fish Learn to dive with kids & teens taster programmes in a pool (ages 8+) Loved the taster session? Get the kids PADI certified (age restrictions apply) Learn to cook Thai food together with a local Try new & exciting foods at the many restaurants Island hop to Koh Nang Yuan to play on the sand bar See spectacular views at the Koh Nang Yuan viewpoint to see the beauty of Koh Tao from a different perspective Sip fresh coconuts after a long day playing Get up-close with nature. Explore the fauna and wildlife around you. Swim or snorkel with green turtles at Shark Bay Get up close to a blacktop reef shark at Shark Bay Take a selfie at The John Suwan Viewpoint

Have you ever wondered whether you’re a lightworker? Chances are if you've wondered it. There really is no mistaking the call. You most probably already know that you are. This post explains what a lightworker is. What are the characteristics of a light worker. With a list of the personality traits typical for lightworkers. If the majority of these traits apply to you. It's highly likely that you are a light worker. So what's next? We are currently living in a moment in time, that's been prophesied in many ancient sacred texts, as the Age of Light. A time when the light returns to the Earth. Slowly we’ve begun preparing for the Age of Light since a period of enlightenment. This hasn't been a quick process. Since the 1960s, we became more ready and open to this expanded consciousness and ultimately we entered the Age of Light in 2012. The year 2012 was highly misunderstood, and the true meaning was covered under layers of fear and control-driven agendas. Nevertheless, a powerful shift has happened, and many lightworkers have heard the call and started waking up in massive numbers. There has been a programme of mass awakening. You may have felt it especially so around the C-word lock downs, which is when we saw awakening on another level. What turned out to be a truly awful time for many, was also a time of awakening. Spiritually, many are awakening to their true selves, the way the world works and finding themselves no longer satisfied with once were answers and reasons of society and life itself. Big questions and big subjects, that if you sit on and feel, you will know answers to depending on where you are in your awakening journey. And perhaps you’re one of the lightworkers yourself, since you’ve been drawn to reading this article. There are no coincidences. Or you may be wondering whether you are a lightworker and it entails? This blog post breaks down the common characteristics of a light worker. Where you go from here... well that's for you to find out. My awakening happened a long time before lock downs, but it was cemented during this time, where I could no longer go back to the life I was living and I knew that I had to make big changes for me and my family. I'd always asked questions pertaining to who I was? And why I was here? Always kind of knowing the answers, like the answer was within grasping distance, only to know nothing. And carry on doing the best I could in my headspace, my business, my busy life of fear, worry and fight. Who is a Lightworker? Lightworkers are souls who have come to Earth, to assist in the effort of changing darkness into light. While this may seem daunting, it is not. Every fear-based thought, emotion, or behaviour that you opt out of, instead to transmute into light, which then benefits not just yourself but also others, is a sign that you are a lightworker. The pulling away from mainstream fear and control was a big one for me personally. As you progressively work on grounding more light in all aspects of your being (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual), you also support others in their journey to do the same. Lightworkers are holders of the light, an energy. They use this inner light, first, to heal themselves (to work through the garbage of life experiences / trauma before the awakening - whether that was in past lives, from ancestral trauma or current life trauma) through energy healing - journalling, shadow work, self love, chakra realignment amongst others. To then hold that light to help heal others. You may be called to become a helping career such as a nurse, or profession that helps. (If you are in any kind of helping profession. You are a Lightworker if you are in a heloing profession, whether you remember your true soul origins or not. Many lightworkers work have creative or artistic jobs that help raise vibration to others or bring the light. But also, lightworkers can often be doing a job that is not right for them. And are awakening to this inner need to hold light for themselves and others, in their awakening. Lightworkers can be any gender, age, location and might only just be realising that they are a light worker, or may be well on their way on a healing journey. For myself , I've always known that I was meant to be doing different things that help on a deeper level than just help. I.e. physically help someone in need. I've always known there has been a bigger picture and like de ja vue, that awakening starts giving glimmers on information and insight, until you just know certain things about what is happening currently here on Earth. The Characteristics of a Lightworker Lightworkers don’t feel like they “fit in” with the majority of the people in the world. (or often members of their own family). Lightworkers believe they are here for a divine “purpose,” even if they haven’t found out what it is yet, or are religious or spiritual. This knowing nags at Lightworkers and generates a feeling of inner urgency and restlessness, until they have no option but follow their path. Lightworkers’ childhood was difficult, painful, and/or lonely. Lightworkers are very compassionate, and they are always going out of their way to help others.  A lightworker’s very nature is that of a helper – often to the point where Lightworkers have trouble saying “no” to requests from people. Lightworkers are empathic – Lightworkers can literally FEEL other people’s emotional states, particularly if they are in pain. Sometimes to the point where it can physically hurt. Lightworkers tend to attract “wounded” people who need saving and healing. Lightworkers give a lot. (Many Lightworkers get a little better at setting boundaries in relationships as they get older, simply because they learn the importance of their energy and also eventually get tired of being taken advantage of) Lightworkers crave love and acceptance, yet have had a hard time finding it, and they feel discouraged from many years of rejection or misunderstood relationships that just don’t work out. Although Lightworkers often feel lonely, they would often rather spend time alone than hang out with people who don’t understand their true self. Lightworkers find themselves “faking it” to fit into social settings. To fit in or not be seen as “the weird one” in the room. Lightworkers value peace and harmony. They don't like the drama that some seem to thrive on. Lightworkers are not competitive and often don’t stick up for themselves. Lightworkers dislike arguing and fighting (it might even make them feel ill). However, Lightworkers can become very angry when they see any person or any living thing being unjustly treated. Acts of cruelly or unfair treatment to others is felt intensely (especially an underdog or defenceless animals or children). Acts of cruelty in nature can be felt. They even cry when they see trees being cut down. In our last office, the owner cut forest down on his land to sell to a property developers. The feeling around that space was like something terrible had happened. All 3 of the empaths in our office knew something bad had happened, they could feel it in the air. So much so that we couldn't stay at that place and moved. 1 week after the move, residents received eviction notices and were struggling to find offices. In that time, we had moved and settled and started to plant more. A message from the trees when we asked if they were ok. Lightworkers’ careers usually involve helping people in some way, shape, or form:  medicine, nurse, healing, counselling, social work, teaching, helping animals, helping nature and the environment, creative roles that bring happiness or raise vibration – any role that contributes to the well-being of humanity and the planet.  Lightworkers’ careers are in creative fields such as art, music, writing, acting, designing jewellery – anything that makes use of inspired creativity and imagination. Lightworkers may be naturally gifted in one or more areas of the creative arts. Of course many Lightworkers’ careers are in the spiritual arena: psychic readings, Astrology charts readings, Feng Shui, Reiki, sound healing. Lightworkers are ministers, priestesses, yoga teachers, doing shamanic work, and so forth. Even if you are not involved in the above three career categories, you gravitate towards them as a hobby, or you volunteer for causes you believe in, and so forth. Lightworkers are not as materialistic as the general population. Lightworkers don’t care about status symbols, and fancy expensive stuff – as long as they have enough money to live decently, they are satisfied. Lightworkers are sensitive and cry easily. Lightworkers are not religious in the traditional sense (even if you were raised in a very religious household), yet they are deeply spiritual. Lightworkers are interested in New Age topics in general, and in particular, feel drawn to any of the following: Science-fiction; ETs and UFOs; ancient civilisations such as Atlantis, Lemuria, ancient Egypt, etc Lightworkers read books on self development, New Age topics or personal-growth topics. Lightworkers tend to have dreams that are very vivid and interesting. Lightworkers, as young children, may have seen aura's (this was me), angels, faries, the spirits of departed family members, or other beings of the spirit realm.  (And some of them still have this ability as adults) Lightworkers may have had other so-called “supernatural” experiences throughout their lives (received information psychically, seen UFOs, orbs, etc.). Myself included. Lightworkers are not freaked out by supernatural events as many people are – in fact, they seem normal and natural to Lightworkers. Lightworkers are not terrified of death like most people, because Lightworkers have a spiritual outlook on this subject, and you know that spirit lives on even after the body dies. Lightworkers tend to really love music, art, nature and animals. Lightworkers are drawn to natural foods, and may be vegetarian or vegan. Lightworkers can be sensitive to loud sounds, strong smells and crowds. Lightworkers suffer from (or are in recovery from) addictions such as alcohol and overeating. (Even if you do not fit the true definition of “addict,” you still may have a tendency to abuse certain substances.  This is an attempt to cope with or numb the psychological pain and depression you may feel at times.) Lightworkers may have suffered from depression. (If you have sought psychological counseling, you may have been misdiagnosed or simply not found any real relief.) Lightworkers, in general, have found it difficult to live in this world.  This planet is hard for Lightworkers to take, because there is so much violence, mindlessness, destruction, disregard for nature and all of earth’s creatures, and so forth.  Also, the rampant selfishness, deceitfulness, aggressiveness and greed in the population is disgusting to Lightworkers. All their lives, Lightworkers have yearned to go Home (even if you don’t consciously remember where Home is), and they may even have thought about suicide when the pain feels overwhelming, or simply wished to die.  Some Lightworkers feel they don’t belong in this world. However, Lightworkers do know that they came to this planet to help, and as much as the weariness and sometimes loneliness of life gets here, Lightworkers are still here and still helping!) If you fit the Lightworker profile, you have probably been experiencing certain things in your life lately such as: A shrinking of your social life.  Many of your old friendships have ended for one reason or another, and you find yourself spending more and more time alone. If you are married to (or are in a relationship) with a person who is not spiritual and not a Lightworker, you may find yourself wanting to end that relationship at this time. A desire to relocate, perhaps to a place you’ve never even been to or ever thought about before. Feeling that you’ve lost interest in your old career, and an inner sense that there is something else you are “meant” to do, but it hasn’t revealed itself to you yet. Feelings of being completely fed up, tired of your old life, and wanting massive CHANGE. Sensing that something big is about to happen, and feeling like you are just waiting. The above fits my profile to the letter. And goes some way to explain why we've taken the steps these last 2 years to change our careers to online businesses , to free us up to geographically be able to move to Bali , with our 2 children and find out our true soul mission. A note from Fletch: The road to awakening can be an extremely lonely path. It feels as though you are withdrawing from everything you've ever known. If you've always know that you are a lightworker then not so. But for those just discovering this info for the first time. It can be super lonely, confusing, like a shedding of skin, a death of the old you. But it is also awe inspiring and amazing, as you awaken armed with new knowledge. A new view of the Universe and it's workings. And maybe you'll finally discover your souls mission of why you're here. And realise a skill set that you have to raise the Earths energy up. And this road to learning never stops. Please know that any loneliness is temporary and comes from a physical place of the ego. There are a whole tribe of lightworkers, the globe over. My advice when it all feels too lonely, is sit quietly and listen within. You will feel what's right and how things are. And when you have completed the true awakening process, you will find more and more of these people cross your path. New friendships, chance (or not so chance) meetings, signs, enlightened being. Maybe you have stumbled across this blog for the first time too. Stay open to the signs and opportunities to change yourself and humanity for the better. You are amazing and now is the time to help raise the consciousness of Mother Gaia in The Age of Light. Sign up to our newsletter and follow our socials to keep up with our Bali life.

The complexities of Quantum Theory explained for 5 year old (coughs...or you and me, and plenty of other adults... if we're completely honest about things... ahem, I mean 5 year olds!). The Quantum Field | Quantum Entanglement and such. My little boy has been asking q's about Quantum Theory since being very very young. He has an inquisitive mind that's out of this world. He is a cosmic boy that grasps things, I didn't grasp until I was in my 30's. And when I realised, that I was having a hard time explaining what I felt and what I knew, to be as explainable as humanly possible to a five year old, it made me start simplifying the un-simpli-fiable. It's a great way to understand how the world around us really works - a Science for the future that explains the unexplainable that traditional science just cannot explain. I'll add to this post each time he asks me something and I have to dig deep to find that answer that satisfy's. Kind of like a working document. But explaining Quantum Physics for 5 year olds is the best way to help adults come to terms with some of the things that once were alien / sci-fi / supernatural to me. That are now at the very forefront of modern science. And explains how self healing works, how manifestation works and all the other woo woo stuff. The seeming miracles that become the everyday. Once you understand Quantum Physics. I am a master manifestor. I am a self healer (we all are, we just forgot). I am a healer of others (actually a facilitator of - they heal themselves). A Psychology and Neuroscience graduate that felt like Science did not explain what I was searching. I'm about to start a healing facilitator course where I learn to use holograms in the quantum field to heal from a distance (which just sounds plain madness to my old Science head). This is a completely new life for me since waking up and healing from lifelong depression, manifesting the life of my dreams and working with the quantum field and energy and vibration - in a very short space of time - that quite frankly my old self would just not believe. And this life for me is fact now. But I totally get, how for so many adults, that actually this method of explaining things like we are 5, is actually perfect for us grown ups that have had years of conditioning and false programming put on us. It's no wonder that we don't understand. Or struggle to grasp Quantum Physics. And so, here goes... this blog will blow your mind, and explain to you, how I explain to my then 5 year old, now 8 year old, now my 40, 50 year old friends just want the flip Quantum Theory is, what the blinkin ek Quantum Physics is and what the bloody hell Quantum Entanglement is (plus all the other Quantums) like we're 5 years old.... Quantum Entanglement Explained for 5 year olds Imagine you have two magic balloons. When you blow up one balloon and it turns red, the other balloon, no matter how far away it is, will instantly turn blue! It’s like they have a secret connection that tells them what the other one is doing, even if they’re far apart. That’s kind of like quantum entanglement! It’s when tiny particles are linked together in a special way, so when something happens to one, the other one knows about it right away, no matter where they are. The Quantum Field Explained for 5 year olds Imagine a big, fluffy blanket spread out all over the world. This blanket is the quantum field. Now, when you poke the blanket in one spot, it makes little bumps and shapes. Those bumps are like tiny particles that can pop up and create everything around us, like toys, trees, and even you! So, the quantum field is like the blanket that holds all the little particles that make up everything we see, even if we can’t see the blanket itself! Quantum Theory Explained like your 5 Imagine you have a box of magic toys. In this box, the toys can be in many different places at the same time until you open the box and take a look. When you peek inside, the toys suddenly pick one place to be! Quantum theory is kind of like that. It says tiny particles, like atoms, can be in lots of different states or places until we look at them. Once we check, they choose just one way to be! So, it’s all about how the little things in the universe act in surprising ways, like magic toys! If you liked this post, please comment + give my socials a follow below to show the algorithm that I'm worth it's time on sharing to others. You can keep up with my daily updates on social media. Follow us on Instagram: On YouTube: And always leave a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog to help you. So let me know. Does it help? Did you get something from it? And what do you want to know going forward? I am at your service, Fletchy McFletchface xx

In a world where we often prioritize others’ opinions over our own desires, taking a bold step to change something about ourselves can be a powerful act of self-love. Recently, I decided to dye my hair pink, and the experience was about much more than just a new look. In fact I've been pink before, but something changed in me this week. And it manifested it's expression by the way of pink hair. I stepped into a really rather marvellous version of myself that was always there, but I had forgot, repressed, blocked or stopped. Whatever. And this is big. I've had depression for many years and not held myself in good regard (until I read a Joe Dispenza book where it just melted away and hasn't been back since, it can't). I realised recently that I felt unworthy of love, unworthy of care and I hadn't realised all of this stuff - I just thought that I wasn't so interested in looking after myself, maybe wasn't that much of a 'girl' or that 'into' taking care of my self and all that kind of stuff. Which might explain why I'd never had my nails done or been to a spa. It emerged that on a deeper subconscious level through much inner shadow work over these last few months, and healing work in Bali that I didn't think I was worth it . And it was this self concept of myself that wrong, that was blocking me in many ways. I've been having some deep and profound meditation sessions — where I had been able to let go some pieces of me that have been holding me back. Pieces of an identity that does not serve me well and that is actually not true. But is an identity that I'd picked up through years of conditioning, since being little and it was holding me back, deeply, in terms of manifesting and stepping into my highest self. And this is why coming to Bali and working with its energy is a transformational process. It was this clicking into place of my new identity, my new awakening and realisation of my true self. The pink hair is actually a celebration of this. And also a reminder to myself, everyday when I look in the mirror (and my old faithful habits creep back in) - a reminder of my individuality and a reminder to embrace the vibrant, unapologetic side of who I am. Something we should all be striving to do. On a lighter note and not so deep level. I love pink. Pink symbolises Self Love - and I am in my self love era! Bali has helped me step into this self love era ... and there isn't any part of me left that thinks I'm not worthy of everything. Everything that I should have always been, all the love that I should have received and now as I step into this pink era. I step into everything that is here for me. See my blonde to pink hair transformation video here - that I wanted to film to show how much progress I'd made. The old me would never do something like film her hair like this. But this is me. I'm pink now! Embracing Change As a mum over 40, I’ve often found myself caught in the whirlwind of responsibilities—caring for family, managing work, and juggling everyday tasks. In the midst of all this, I realized I had been neglecting an important aspect of myself: self-expression. The idea of changing my hair was both exhilarating and terrifying. Would I love the change? Would it suit me? These questions ran through my mind, but I ultimately decided that it was time to embrace the adventure. The Colour Pink Pink has long been associated with joy, playfulness, and love. It’s a colour that symbolizes self-acceptance and confidence, and I felt drawn to it as I embarked on this journey of self love. Choosing to dye my hair pink was not just about aesthetics; it was a way to signal to myself and the world that I was ready to step out of my comfort zone and embrace my boldness. Love is one of the highest vibrational emotions that we can feel as humans. When trying to raise one’s vibrations, and live a high vibe life, those feelings of love, joy, happiness are some of the feelings, day to day, that we should be striving to keep as our baseline emotions. And this pink head of hair is a daily mirror reminder to me that I am no longer shades of grey. I'm pink and all her many gradients. The Process Dyeing my hair at home in Bali was a bit of an experience filled with anticipation and a few nerves. Because this was a supermarket bought kit, I was not expecting great results. But needs must, I was struggling with 5 month old Bali roots. Armed with my supermarket-bought pink hair kit, I followed the instructions, all while imagining the transformation taking place. I thoroughly recommend some intense conditioning if you plan to do this at home too. It left mine dry, but nothing a deep condition didn't sort. The Reveal When the time finally came to rinse out the dye and see the results, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of anxiety and realisation. As I looked in the mirror, the vibrant pink hair staring back at me felt like a reflection of my newfound power and love for myself. It was a reminder that I could embrace change, take risks, celebrate my uniqueness and love myself wholly and fully. A Statement of Self-Love Dyeing my hair pink was an absolute permanent outward expression of my commitment to self-love. It was a way to honour my journey, my choices, and my right to define my identity. In a society that often pressures us to conform, making a bold choice like this is empowering. It’s a statement that I am unapologetically me, and I refuse to be boxed in by societal expectations. Not only this it is allowing me to start speaking about things that I would normally keep closed through fear of what people think. This is what's known as stepping into your truth in spiritual circles. And even though I've known things for a while, it's been a process of outwardly projecting the things that I know will help people, if I just face the fear, start talking and 'step into my truth' Inspiring Others Since sharing my pink hair transformation, I’ve received messages from others expressing their desire to do the same, but feel too shy or not able to. Whether it’s changing a hairstyle, trying a new fashion style, or simply stepping out of a comfort zone, I believe that acts of self-love can inspire others to do the same. Conclusion Changing my hair to pink was more than just a cosmetic change; it was a pivotal moment in my self-love journey. It reminded me of the importance of embracing who I am, celebrating my individuality, and stepping boldly into the world. If you’re considering a change—big or small—take that leap! You deserve to express yourself and celebrate the beautiful, unique person you are. Remember, self-love isn’t just a feeling; it’s an action. So go ahead, make that change, and let your true colours shine! 🌈✨ I really hope this post helps inspire you to live in your colour. Let me know in the comments below. In the meantime keep up with our daily Bali life updates on social media below. Follow us on Instagram: On YouTube: And always leave a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog to help you. So let me know. Does it help? Did you get something from it? And what do you want to know going forward? I am at your service, Fletchy McFletchface xx

It was a momentous occasion this week as I uploaded my first video to YouTube for the new small YouTube account for Be Nothing Like . You can see it here . It's not a great video. Nobody's first video ever is. But the first video is a starting point to grow from. The hardest part in any journey is just starting. And we all have to start somewhere right? Going forwards, every video that I create will improve on the last one in some way. Even if that's a small way. A tiny percentage each time. Then over time, through consistently uploading and improving, we will expect to see 2 things: Number 1: Personal development in learning and smashing a new goal. I'm getting better every day. I should be proud that I started something . I should be proud that I committed to improving myself and my life (most people give up and give excuses for not sticking to their plan: I was too busy / I'm not good in front of camera / it's a waste of time cos no one see's my stuff / I was poorly / the cat ate my video etc etc). Number 2: My account is growing. I will have more subscribers. More likes. More watch time. Which helps me achieve my goal: to get my channel monetized to start another passive income stream. So with consistency in uploading and improving on every video you will see growth in your own personal development and account statistics, which is great if you plan to monetize your YouTube channel. Like me. My first video didn't have a thumbnail that I created. I didn't even know what thumbnails were. But Youtube gave me the option to add an AI thumbnail through the VidIq app and so that's what I clicked. I gave it no thought and was just happy to have a quick thumbnail, because the week was cracking on and i'd still not got my first video on. Everything was stacking up against me to get my 2 goal videos up for the week. A target that I'd set myself when committing to growing the channel. I was only in my first week and failing at poor time management. I didn't realise just how long the process of content creation / editing / uploading would be. With the first video done and out of the way. It's time to look at my second video and start looking at ways on how to create Thumbnails to Get More Viewers. An easy improvement to make is going to add a better thumbnail with everything I've learned so far. Making My First Thumbnail for my 2nd YouTube video - How to Create Thumbnails to Get More Viewers Thumbnails should stand out and grab the attention of the viewer. When designing the thumbnail follow these 2 tests; The Glance Test:  Your eye can take in the full image in a second & know what’s going on.   The Curiosity Test:  Create intrigue and spark curiosity. Create tension to click. Some Tips: Tip1:  Don’t repeat the title of the video in the thumbnail. The viewer already has that details. EG. Thumbnail: £600 in Bali Description: What can £600 monthly rent get you in Bali Tip2 : Avoid using too much text (The Glance Test) it fails the glance test. It looks too small on mobile Tip3:  Think mobiles. Keep content of thumbnail to the centre as things get cut off. Tip4:  Design a clear focal point rather than filling the thumbnail full of stuff. Draw the eye to one point. I'm taking what I've learnt above in creating thumbnails for YouTube and applying all of this to my second video. Critiquing My First Thumbnail for improvements to my 2nd YouTube video You'll know from earlier in the post that I quickly clicked on an AI prompt to add the thumbnail to my first YouTube video. I wrote loads of text on it then uploaded it to YouTube. I didn't give it much thought. I plan to give each video going forwards, much more thought with regards to adding a thumbnail. I can see from my thumbnail learnings that this thumbnail doesn't do the job it was intended to do. It failed The Glance Test:  with too much text causing the viewer to not really know what the vid was about before having to read tons of text. Some more ways that I can improve my YouTube Thumbnail : It failed the The Curiosity Test:  Because the viewer doesn't really know what the vid is about without reading tons. I can't create curiosity. Some Tips: Tip1:  Don’t repeat the title of the video in the thumbnail. I definitely repeated the title of the vid in the thumbnail. Tip2 : Avoid using too much text (The Glance Test) it fails the glance test. LOL just look at all that text. This would definitely look too small on mobile. Tip3:  Think mobiles. My content of the thumbnail goes to the edge so will get cut off. Tip4:  Design a clear focal point. There is no clear focal point, just a splatter of everything, everywhere. Therefore I don't draw the eye to one point. So as you can see there is a lot to improve on just this one thing: The Thumbnail . To which I'll be applying this improvement to my next video. I'll update at the end of the week with my first video in the The Growth Plan: YouTube Channel Growth Review where I improve on each YouTube video that I upload. And also how this 2nd video did in comparison to the 1st video. In the meantime keep up with our daily updates on social media below. And let me know if there is anything specific you would like to know. Follow us on Instagram: On YouTube: And always leave a comment below if this page has helped you.  I only write and share stuff on the blog to help. So let me know. Does it help? Did you get something from it? And what do you want to know going forward? I am at your service, Fletchy McFletchface xx

Hey I’m Fletch and I've started a new YouTube account for this blog, that I plan to grow with the main goal to Monitize / Monetise it so that I can get a passive income from YouTube. I plan to post weekly videos where I show my growth stats with you and how my channel is doing. Subscribe to the blog to get updates of when I blog + of course subscribe to Youtube to get these new video updates if this is your kind of thing. ONE GOAL: Monetization for a brand new small YouTube Channel within a niche category. I’m part of a family of 4 who took the plunge to uproot our lives from the UK to Bali in pursuit of a more meaningful and fulfilled happier life. You can read all about it on this blog and follow our socials to see what we're up to day to day living our dream life. We earn all of our family income online  and this allows us to work remotely from anywhere in the world (which is the best way to earn imo). Either through products based online business or digital products business or via passive income streams. I plan to share everything I know on this blog to help future wanna-be digital nomads to do exactly the same. Because you can. Anyone can. I was stuck in an office that I didn't want to be in. I wanted freedom and money to do what I wanted. the way I wanted to live. We've just started a Youtube  Account to accompany this blog primarily to document our Bali travel life to keep friends and family updated on our exciting journey. But because we love to explore ways of earning online passively (and more so love to drill down on stats), we want to share our own personal journey in starting and growing a Youtube Account (as complete newbies / beginners). So that we can share our own journey to inspire others thinking about starting their own YouTube channel with the purpose of getting it monetized too. At the time of writing this I currently have only 11 subscribers, 1k views, 3.3 hours watch time (so you can see just how small and new the YouTube channel is), but this has increased significantly since my blog post yesterday where I wrote about my plans to grow the channel for monetization. The only way from the bottom is UP. And this growth is an increase of 1,038% and I'm excited to start documenting the growth process with you. It's all a numbers game. I want to document my own journey on monetizing this YouTube channel from the point of view of someone that's never monetised social media before. I've never even made YouTube videos before, even though I earn online, and so this is going to be a personal challenge that I can't wait to start. AND I have NEVER earned from social media at all despite it being such a huge opportunity to earn passively and online.  So someone like me, who feels that Youtube maybe isn't for them. Or that they are too old or don't have anything interesting to share (All negative self doubt and self sabotaging beliefs btw, which stopped me from starting my channel many years ago). And so let's stop with all that and watch me do this thing, so that you can do it too! I'm not expecting it to be easy, or fast. I'm preared to put the consistency and hard work in. Showing up every day for 3 months and sticking to my plan. For transparency:  I'm definitely not a guru in this area (yet!). In fact I'm a total newb. I've never earned a penny from YouTubing. I earn from my online products based business. My online digital based business. Blogging. Rewards from staking crypto. We've actually never monitized any of our social media accounts, never put any real effort into growing them, rather used them as a family photo album. I have limited video making / editing video experience, with limited technology (I'll be shooting content all on my IPhone13 with a mid-price range Gimble). I'm also personally quite shy, an introvert - I'm 41 and feel a little bit 'past it' in terms of getting in front of a camera and putting myself out there on social media. I feel as though Youtube isn't really for people like me - but I know this is nonsense and so all the advice I throw out to other people, I'll be bestowing on myself. I'll be putting all this negative self sabotaging talk to one side to just DO IT. And show how I grew my accounts and monitized them. At this point I have no expectations or time scales of how long it will take. I will commit to 3 months of dedicated, consistent posting, by which time I'll review my account position. This post is going to go in a section on the blog that will be a series of videos for YouTube that will be all about Earning Online, having multiple income streams and passive income streams to become financially independent - live the life you actually want instead of a job you hate, not earning enough etc. I have a lot of experience in this field that I can share and know I can help so many Start their own online earning journey. I can also help others already earning online to scale and grow into 7 figure earnings just as I have done with my online earning.  SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? My Commitment to Content - I'll be committing to growing the channel for 3 months. Then reviewing it to see where it's up to. 3 months of weekly and consistent posting. Where I'll post 2 videos per week on my niche subject - which is my Bali life  - Wellness + Personal Growth  for this Mum of 40+ who lost herself a little in-between having babies & living a disconnected western busy life. To help others earn more to live their Freedom Life . And a 3rd video - The Channel Growth Review each week (probably a Sunday) to show my channels stats, to see what's working / or not, and to show how the channel is growing. Account Growth Review videos - Each week the 3rd video will be a video of myself talking on camera (eeek), where I'll post a video update on how the channel is doing so you can see exactly what's what. My dream goal - The goal is solely to GET MONITIZED to start earning from YOUTBE. This and this alone. So I have another passive income stream. I see others doing it all the time so I just need to get over my shyness and bloody well do it. These weekly update videos will help me keep myself accountable so I don't give up and also to show others how they can grow their own social media accounts from zero and with limited equipment and skills. To share my experiences of what is working for us and what we're doing to grow the channel. In Summary: 2 videos per week on my niche subjects 1 video reviewing my YouTube Channel Growth A short every day of all subjects relating to the above To get the account Monetized + to start earning from the channel. Want to see how I get on? Follow me + Let's grow together. Using the tech I already have: Affiliate links for my Recommended Tools & Equipment: Check out some of the tools and equipment I use to create my content:  iPhone 13 : https://amzn.to/4f4kGRk   DJI Om 5 Smartphone Gimbal : https://amzn.to/3YDgFhD MacBook Air : https://amzn.to/4dSvwsT   📱 For More Mics, tripods, camera, lighting, and more: Visit my Amazon Storefront My Future Purchases Mini drone for Ariel shots : https://amzn.to/3UfCW29 GoPro for action and water shots : https://amzn.to/3YtpMRG   Wireless Mic for better sound quality : https://amzn.to/406WidC   Studio Ring Light : https://amzn.to/4dPQtnZ   Follow our The Be Nothing Like Youtube channel   then leave a comment below with all your socials - we'll follow you right back to help you grow your account too! I'm on Bali time so don't be sad if I haven't followed you back - I promise I will do. Let's grow together. And stay tuned for my weekly Channel Growth Review's where I'll post a youtube video once p week on how each account is doing / whats working or not.