When Life Turns the Page – Our Return to the UK

 

We never planned to leave Thailand.

Quite the opposite — we thought it would be our final stop, the place to finally slow down and simply be. Warmth, sunlight, and that easy rhythm of tropical days that calmed the nerves and made breathing easier.

But sometimes life quietly writes the next chapter for you — without asking for permission.

Back in August, I wrote about healthcare and insurance in Thailand and mentioned that anyone living there long-term should always have a plan B. I didn’t imagine we’d have to use ours so soon.

When serious health issues appeared, the decision made itself. Thailand has excellent doctors and modern hospitals, but private medicine also has its price — and at some point in life, that price becomes too heavy to carry.

And so we found ourselves back in Somerset – a land of mist, stone houses, and quiet routines. A different world, a different pace. No sun or sea, but there’s peace, a sense of safety, and time to recover.

Under Thai Skies has always been about life — about light and shadow. Thailand gave us a year of light. England gives us the shade in which we can rest.

We miss that light — the sun reflecting in the water of our pool, the palms swaying in the breeze, the evenings when the air smelled of the sea and plumeria.

But we believe we’ll return someday. Maybe not for long, maybe not in the same way — but we will. Because once you’ve lived under Thai skies, they never really leave your heart.