My sincere apologies for taking so long to send the next installment, but I have been having a bit of trouble with computers! The remainder of the time spent here was pretty much spent relaxing on the beach and by the pool - oh and eating and drinking! Nothing new there then. Alan hired a moped one afternoon and when he returned to the hotel asked if I fancied riding pillion as he didn't have to return it until later that day. I decided to be brave an...

Two days ago we all moved en masse from Nai Yang beach to a little headland which splits kata and Karon Beaches. Maria, Alan and I managed to find a very swanky hotel as pictured on the postcard. We have a room with a bouble and single bed, air conditioning, TV, mini bar, tea and coffee facilities, a hair dryer, balcony overlooking the pool, spa and breakfast is included. Oh, I forgot, we also get 8 nights for the price of 5 and all for the bargain price of 50...

Not much to report I'm afraid, except the interesting tale of the exploding toilet!!! My room here is a little bungalow with it's own verandah, bathroom and ceiling fan. On the first night I kept thinking people were knocking on the door, only to realise that it is the sound of coconuts and limes hitting the roof and bouncing off. Anyway, once I'd learnt to sleep through this I was awoken last night by a very strange bang, followed by what sounded like spr...

Sorry it's been so long since last message, but I'm in a very small place and the internet places are very sparse and exceedingly slow. I got the bus from Bangkok on Sat 11th to Phuket (pronounced poo-ket) town. The bus journey was overnight and I had my fingers crossed that it would be an improvement on the Indian experience. I was to be picked up from my hotel at 1800 and taken to the bus. When I say picked up I thought maybe a van or something, but oh ...

Hello again everyone, ready for your next cultural lesson!! If you're sitting comfortably I'll begin..... Roughly 95% of the population of Thailand practises Buddhism and it is thought that there the number of statues of Buddha (large or small) outnumbers the population. Thailand is 543 years ahead of the West, that makes me very old! Feet are the lowest and 'dirtiest' part of the body and conversely the head is the highest. You have to keep your feet...