So... the day had finally come. The reason why Poppy was still in Thailand with a horrible burn, and why we were sitting in a hut near a yoga platform. The Full Moon Party. In order to prepare for such an 'epic' evening we decided to take the morning easy by walking along the beach, playing some cards, reading our books... followed by a bottle of gin and some more of the 'American Office'. All very civilised of course. By 10:30pm we were piled into the back o...

The next couple of days were pretty rained out and with Poppy still sore, we decided to have some real R&R. It mainly involved banana pancakes for breakfast (they were unbelievable - that woman can cook!), watching a few episodes of 'The Office', reading our books and making the odd journey out and up the hill. We managed to walk to the nearest village to grab some Pad Thai and spring rolls, which was enlightening. The power lines sparked and buzzed const...