The House Of Willow

22/10/2026

We love Thai food but sometimes you just crave a bit of stodgy English food DYAKNOWHATIMEAN?!

We satisfied our cravings when we tried Lime Leaf Kitchen. This restaurant had a really cute modest place with a chilled out vibe. It was hidden in the back alleys of Chiang Mai which made the experience even more enjoyable (particularly for me because I’m ridiculously romantic about hidden places).

It wasn’t on the ‘70 baht per meal’ cheap side but as an expat looking for good British food it’s 💯 worth it. Especially with the salad buffet - oh my god the salad buffet. I can’t stop thinking about it. As a greedy Asian person I love a good buffet too.

Anyway. If you’re ever in the area and fancy a lovely Sunday roast, it’s defo worth a visit, their IG is 🙏🍖🥕🥖🥔🍗

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21/10/2026

For anyone emigrating with young kids… this one’s for you! 🫵🏼

If I could tell myself 3 months ago what to expect and how to deal with I would tell myself this.

With everything moving at 100mph it’s easy to forget basic parenting and to lose patience. I felt myself getting angry so easily and I could see myself spiralling! What good is moving to a new country if you get impatient with the kids more than enjoying them?

I told myself to come down to their level and just understand them at least. Once I understood I felt my empathy and patience returning and they got less annoying 😅 or maybe I was being the annoying one?

Anyhow I hope this helps anyone looking to plan a big move! ♥️ everyone needs a reset or reminder sometimes 🫶🏼

20/10/2026

After years of complaining about how expensive food shopping is in the UK I was really excited to go food shopping to see whether it would be cheaper and what kinda staples would look like here.

Come grocery shopping with me and check out what their prices are. Since this reel I’ve done a few more grocery shops and I can tell you, you get about 25% more for your money here. 🥴

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19/10/2026

Why did I set up shop in Chiang Mai?

Single life me would’ve probably ended up living in Bangkok as I love a fast paced environment. But emigrating with 2 young children isn’t something I take lightly and wanted to make sure it was a good place for them to grow up. I’ve loved discovering my new surroundings, but there’s still so much more to find; I’ve only just scratched the surface and I’ve hardly shared anything with you all!

Emigrating from the UK is probably one of my best life moves to date and I have absolutely no regrets! If you would emigrate, where would you go?

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27/09/2026

Guys….could this be THE ONE??✨

Outside was a construction site complete with banging, sawing, drilling - every single annoying sound you could think of. But…

This area was quite new and had only been around for about 1.5 years so everything was quite new and still in development. The construction would only go on until November so 5 more months of this ghastly noise then business as usual. Plus the house was pretty sound proof.

Let me know what you think in the comments, would you rent this place?

20/09/2026

Thailand so far!

I’ve seen a done so many things so far and I’m in love with discovering new things and places on the daily.

Thankfully I’m so lucky I get to spend half of my day wondering around and seeing what Thailand has on offer 😍

I’m excited to show you all the gems I’ve found so far 🥰

18/09/2026

Here’s House 5! I really wanted this to be the one. I really did but there were a few things that gave me the ick. Am I being too fussy? Would you have rented this house??

14/09/2026

And here’s another one we saw for £1500! This one had tons of potential and was going for a good price. It felt clean, it had most of the things we wanted in a house and had lots of areas where I could’ve had a bit of fun with. The question is though, how much do I want to spend making over a rental??

This one was also very grey. Had the place been less grey, less clinical it may have been been put on the Maybe List but unfortunately, it was a no from us.

Let me know if you would’ve rented this place in the comments!

12/09/2026

This has been an interesting comparison for me as one of the reasons we left the UK was because of our costs.

Some will say the rent is still excessive, however we are happy to spend more or less the same on our home as we did in the UK since this is our haven, you get so much more for your money here and I think it’s totally worth the investment.

The other lower costs of living allow us to splurge on other areas so I’m loving the switcheroo. I definitely feel less guilty treating myself to other things like pointless Labubu toys 🤣

10/09/2026