Kathy Brown, Author at BATW

By Kathy BrownMarch 19, 20190

Faith: Hong Kong (Discovery Bay)

Discovery Bay is an interesting city when it comes to “faith.” It didn’t take me long to become aware of the lack of churches in the Bay, as in, I literally never saw a single church the first couple weeks. I was walking down a…

By Kathy BrownMarch 18, 20190

Family: Hong Kong (Discovery Bay)

Regarding my family research, I have been most surprised thus far by Discovery Bay. I try not to research the cities too much before we arrive. I like to know where a grocery store is located for our check-in shopping trip, but other than that,…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 28, 20190

Food: Hong Kong (Discovery Bay)

I had no idea what to expect in Hong Kong for food and grocery stores. I was prepared for another big city with limited options of traditional grocery stores. However, after arriving to Discovery Bay I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really loved…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 27, 20190

All The Coffee in Chiang Mai

I haven’t explores so many cafes and coffee shops since Amsterdam, well maybe Kiyv. Chiang Mai has so many amazing coffee shops. As I did in Amsterdam, I thought I’d make a list of all my favorites. Let me start with my top 3 picks.…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 26, 20190

Thailand with Kids

Who knew Thailand was going to be such an amazing place for kids! We were so very busy and we didn’t get everything done on our list. When our first week of being in Chiang Mai, we met the Leitch family. Nicola has a Facebook page dedicated…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 25, 20190

Golf Carts, the Tesla of Discovery Bay

When visiting Discovery Bay you quickly notice there are no vehicle rollin’ down the streets. You’ll find lots of walkable paths and trails, which makes for a very welcoming, consumer friendly neighborhood. People walk everywhere, to the park, to school, to grocery store, pretty much…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 24, 20190

Meet the Family Helper of Discovery Bay

^Photo from http://www.arounddb.com. Walking around Discovery Bay you will quickly notice the number of children being accompanied by a care-giver. At first, I didn’t think much of it, but the longer I’ve been here the more I’ve noticed these ladies are much more than just child…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 23, 20190

Welcome to Hong Kong!

As you read this post, please also pretend you hear Taylor Swift’s “Welcome To New York” playing in the background, but change New York to Hong Kong. Nolan and I have been singing this since the day we arrived! In case you don’t know the…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 23, 20190

Back Home

We went to the Hong Kong Space Museum yesterday. During our visit we watched America Wild: National Parks Adventure (2016) It was very emotional for me. I left feeling very proud to be an American and burning desire to explore the USA. Jim and I both agreed,…

By Kathy BrownFebruary 22, 20190

Cheers Chiang Mai

6-weeks has never gone quite so quickly! We purposely stayed a bit longer in Chiang Mai. Knowing Hong Kong and Tokyo were going to be pricey, we took the opportunity to extend our time in Chiang Mai. We knew there was a ton to do,…