The Fast: 4-13 October 2004 For those of you who don\'t know, my main purpose of being on Koh Samui was to go on a fast held by the Dharma Healing Centre. It really was an amazing experience. For those of you who are interested, (others, I\'ll bore you with some of the details), here\'s a brief synopsis on the program. It is generally referred to as an \'Elimination Fast\' which includes taking Chinese herbal formula balanced for eliminating old h...

Hey there! Well the day after my fast finished, I packed my bags and headed to the other side of the island and have been staying at Lamai Beach, the next beach on from Chaweng. I am staying at a place called New Hut Bungalows, which has small, but neat little bungalows lined up right on the beach front. So the past few days I have rolled out of bed, walked up to the markets to buy my morning fruit and plonked my derriere on the beach. Life's tough eh! ...

Have arrived in Koh Samui to a very grey, wet rainy day :((. Am tres exhausted after the epic journey to get here, but will bounce back after a good night's sleep. Was not overly jumping for joy when I set eyes on the place, another quite commercialised tourist trap. Though the saving grace is the bungalow I am staying in which is nestled away from the throng of the trappings of a tourist mecca. The bungalows are set away from it all surrounded by many coconu...

Today I completed the 3rd day of the Thai cooking course. What a blast I had, so many new and interesting things infiltrated my brain that I can't wait to explore further! I finished the day with a thai massage and relutantly prepared for my return to Bangkok. I want more of Chiang Mai! After travelling back on sleeper train - an interesting experience hovering on the squat toilets as you can see the tracks below HAHA! The wee hours of the morning were g...

Greetings from Thailand! Well I'm now into my second week since departuring home and I have to say I'm reeeeeeeeally starting to enjoy myself now (thank god), now that I have travelled North to Chiang Mai. Bangkok was gross, too much traffic, pollution, jaded thai people and mangy dogs to deal with. But Chaing Mai is a delicious refreshment - the people are friendly, easier to get around and the weather has been fantastic! After a rickety ride North to Chi...