Final night on the razzell in Koh Samui, and we hook up with a gang of Paddy's... After downing literal buckets of rum and coke, and rocking out to our favourite Thai classic rock covers band, we finally made it home as the sun rose. It is true what they say about the Irish, but we still outlasted most of them. Years of English style binge drinking, and 3 day festival sessions, has prepared my kidneys to keep up with the best of them. The next day was a right off though. I vaguely remember waking up and having breakfast, still rather pissed, before crashing again until the early afternoon. A great night from what I can recall.
On an 18 hour mission back to Bangkok now. Bus, ferry, bus, then train. After the dodgy coach trip we had getting to Samui, we have opted for 1st class train tickets. It's an overnight thing again, and a bit of sleep before hitting Bangkok will be well needed.
Only in Bangkok for one day, then off to Nam to see some things, and some stuff. Have heard mixed stories about the Vietnamese people. Some say they are incredibly friendly, others that they are an authoritarian bunch. All agree though, that they are very proud of their country. After winning a war against team America, with a tiny fraction of the resources, i am pretty proud of them too. Still, I'm looking forward to finding out for myself.

Much love

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