"Live and Let Die", was Ian Fleming's second James Bond, 007 novel. I've just finished reading it. While I do find Fleming's work to be quite well written, his Bond just isn't the same one I grew up with on the silver screen.    In the below excerpt from "Live and Let Die", 007 has rescued the beautiful Solitaire from the clutches of the gargantuan, evil Mr Big. They're on a train, in a luxurious 'private' compartment, travellin...

 Koh Jum is a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea not far from the coast. It's inhabited by sea gypsies and has quite a large Muslim community. Its visitors are mostly from what used to be called Western Europe. Elenka and I had mixed feelings after our first two nights on Koh Jum. The only reasonably priced place we'd been able to find had dark, airless cabinas with no electricity, hence no fan. On the flip side the place had tasty grub and a good vibe...