A view from inside one of Asia’s top tourist destinations
![Phillipa Edwards Jamie Lawson](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Family-photo-time.jpg)
We’re 16 months into life in Phuket, and while it feels impossible to grasp the deep and complex culture of the amazing Thai people
Dear designers of Chuggington merchandise
![Children's toy trains](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Chuggington.jpg)
Dear Chuggington folks, you have become a regular part of our lives and, as much as we can appreciate children’s entertainment, I suppose
Memory lane… Billy Idol
![Girls day out](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Billy-Idol.jpg)
In 2003 I saw Bill Idol in concert in Sydney. I went with four amazing friends and we accidentally had the greatest day
Well I bought a Woman’s Day, so….
![Womens magazines suck](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Lindy-Chamberlain-30-years-on.jpg)
I stopped buying women’s magazines when I was a teenager, because they made me feel like shit about myself and I thought, why read them?
Shite Yarns – “Does My Bum Look Big in This?
![Arabella Weir](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Does-my-bum-look-big-in-this.jpg)
“Does My Bum Look Big in This?” by Arabella Weir got hugely positive reviews and I remember thinking, I’ve got to read that because I’m sure I could relate to it.
Travel trauma… airports!!!
![Tales from an experienced traveler](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Travel-chaos.jpg)
I have absolutely no idea how many planes I’ve been on or how many countries I’ve been to, all I know is that in both cases, it has been a lot.
Great Yarns – Stieg Larsson’s Trilogy
![Popular culture](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Stieg-Larson-trilogy.jpg)
I am not a person that falls over myself every time something huge hits the world. Popular culture and I have a mixed past.
My husband… too cold to shag
![Marriage](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Too-cold-to-shag.jpg)
We don’t need to look too far for reasons to get back to Asia – we miss it – the life, the freedom, the ability to all achieve what we want to achieve, and so much more
Magnificent movies… Zoolander
![Ben Stiller](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Zoolander.jpg)
We decided it was time for a giggle last night, as we’ve been doing a lot of serious life pondering lately, so we sat down to Zoolander.
I bloody hate phones, do you hear me?
![I hate phones](https://uncommon-courage.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/telephone.jpg)
Something I need to share with everyone – to ensure there is no more confusion or a feeling of rejection as I rarely answer my phone or return calls – is due to a simple emotion – I HATE them