Hi all, Having a wonderful and relaxing time here on Ko Samui. Been here for 4 days now and planning to stay until Friday. The beach is wonderful as you can see from the pictures and we have spent most of our days laying on it or swimming in the sea. It is pretty hot though - about 40 degrees - so have to duck out for some air conditioned time in the middle of the day which is what we are doing now! The people here are wonderful and so kind. The bungalows we a...

Ok apologies for the shortness of this entry but we just wrote the whole thing out and the computer froze so we lost it all!! Havent eaten for 24 hours so need to get out of here and get some dinner. Yesterday went to the Grand Palace and Wat po and Wat Phra Kaew temples in bangkok - amazing sights and buildings mostly in gold leaf. See photos, most interestingly the largest reclinign Buddha in Thailand at 49m long and 15m high. Took the night train and then...