After last month's amazing visit to Koh Samet me and the girlies decided that spending Valentine's weekend there was definately on the cards. As the nights on the island are far too much fun to miss out on we thought we'd travel down after school... on Friday the 13th. I snuck out of school an hour early (it was English Day and the kids were running riot doing various activities, and all the other teachers had shot off at lunch so I figured I wouldn't be missed!...

I think the British education system has a lot to learn; it was National Teachers' Day here on Friday so all us bringers of knowledge got the day off. Obviously I took full advantage of the long weekend and headed off for the nearby(ish) island of Koh Samet. I very nearly didn't make it owing to being struck down with food poisoning on Thursday and spending all day in bed (I eat at dirty street vendors for three months with no problem and then the one night I go ...