A little cheating as the last entry was made in Deal today but the system was keeping us in Thailand!! 22nd Jan 2007 The start of our last week brought some grey skies after heavy overnight rain but this could not keep the heat away as by 10am it was sweltering once more and by 12noon the sun had broken through for another wonderful day on the beach. Dinner at a restaurant with almost all locals was a great feast for 300baht that must have been the cheapest ...

17th Jan 2007 After an early night we woke feeling refreshed and my stomach had settled down to take another good hammering. After a refreshing swim before the sun got up we had a leisurely breakfast and caught up with the papers ands booked into a cookery course for Friday, before taking a taxi to Hat Sai Khao(White Sand Beach). This is the most northern resort on the island and has been extensively developed, by now the sun was beating down and my fair maiden w...

13th Jan Lazy day on beach. As the tide receeded we took a stroll along the beach to explore the other resorts and ended up at Porn Resort a backpacker camp of simple straw huts and a very laid back rustic bar right on the beach. Having suffered from aching legs for a couple of days I was on the wagon to see if it made any difference but Ann soon discovered anew drink from Brazil. Sat at the bar were a Swiss couple that it turned out had divorced about 2 years pr...

6th January 2007. Following a leisurely breakfast, Terry was at the hotel with his tuk tuk for another day exploring Cambodia, first stop was to be the floating village on the shore Tonle Sap lake about half an hour from Siem Reap through rural areas ranging from rather posh houses to the poorest of bamboo shacks over filthy streams. As we approached the village we were shocked to be told it was 20$ each to visit and not best pleased as the entire area was very r...

2nd Jan cont....Ann stays in bed to try to shake off the bug,so I go into town to hear the music and see the lanterns on the river. The tide was higher than before on account of the full moon so the whole street along the front was flooded. Grabbed a bite to eat whilst watching the proceedings on the river, fried fish in banana leaf and squid with lemongrass, chilli aqnd garlic were the house specialities - very good food but not much fun eating on your own. As i...