When you've lived somewhere for a long time, you undoubtedly start to view it as a second home, even after you return to your place of origin. For former radio host Maddy Barber, who spent nearly a decade in Thailand and met her husband Wez there, building a family home in the country was something that was discussed often over...
Maddy Barber
In a recent interview with AsiaOne, Maddy shared: "Most people say, 'I'll wait for my retirement to actually focus on what's important, like family, your personal relationships, your downtime and your me-time. Their Phuket home, which Maddy estimates will be ready by the end of the year, is going to be in the "central to north" part of Phuket, an idyllic part of the island away from the crowded southern side known for its tourism industry.
She added: "Many years ago, when my husband and I first met, he had a small guesthouse on Patong Beach in Phuket for backpackers. So it's a place he's very familiar with, and we spent a lot of time there about 15 years ago.Maddy's younger daughter Alicia, 17, was also born in Thailand, while Elizabeth, 27, spent her formative years there.
"It's a very important time in our business, and we have always believed in being business owners who get our hands dirty and are there for our team, and Phuket allows us to do that because it's so close. "We had a very serious conversation about that and realised that's not how we want the rest of our lives to be. So that's why we're doing this now."
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