Ko Samui District, Thailand
"Vake up, vake up!" a German stranger woke us up in the middle of the night. We were on the overnight bus from Chiang Mai back to the dreaded Bangkok. The German fellow had woken us to tell us that our bags were being stolen and so a gang of multi-national travelers set about surrounding the hatch where said culprit was (in the luggage hold).
After much commotion a young boy appeared, the driver didn't throw him off but put him up front with him (a luxury?). We ...