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 ...