Lazy day at last. Breakfast, pool and David had a walk along the beach. We were about to go out for 5 o'clock drinks and snacks but got stuck on our balcony watching a heavy shower. We remembered from our first visit that it rains just about every day in the late afternoon so you plan your day accordingly; tomorrow we're going out for 4 to watch tourists running to find shelter. Officially it's no longer wet season but we can't tell the difference - it's the topi...

So far Thailand lives up to our memories. Of course there are new hotels and even a mall now but something's never change. They tried, with smiles, to con us before we had even cleared immigration. You could stand in the go-slow queue or pay extra for the fast queue. Interestingly there were no official signs and the immigration officers were working the long queues showing you hand writing bits of paper advertising what looked like their little side deal. They t...