A very Merry Christmas from Koh Samui! It's currently 10.25pm as I probably write my last blog for a few days as we head to do some beach camping and other activities in Kao Sok National Park. Tomorrow we venture away from the island back to the mainland at 7.15am. From there we catch a songthaew. The best way to describe a songthaew is to say it's like an army ute with two sets of benches on either side. There are a few different sizes of these things but genera...

Christmas Eve arrived while we were on an overnight train from Bangkok to Surat Thani. Initially a 10 hour trip which went on to be a 12 hour trip. Westerners like to joke about 'Thai time', this is whatever time it usually takes plus an hour or two for any mishaps that happen...and there are always mishaps. So our train arrived in Surat Thani at 7.30am and we quickly grabbed some snacks for lunch. We were supposed to have a bit of time for breakfast at some loca...