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Christmas Cards from Thailand - Free Christmas Cracker jokes inside!

Just a quick post to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Koh Samui in Thailand. Yes, the photo has an enhanced background created with AI. It's not difficult to

Postcards from Thailand #70: My First All Thai Food Day!

Our weekly day off and another visit to our favourite noodle shop by the sea in Bang Makham, just the other side of Nathorn, about 6km from home. Now I'm not a big

Postcards from Thailand #70: When the Boat Comes In

I was having an hour mooching around Nathorn the other day, whilst the wife was having a massage, when I was saw one of the bigger fishing boats dock at the end

Hug Samui

Occasionally, we get a day off, and living on Koh Samui, we have a multitude of amazing cafes, bars and restaurants screaming for our attention. The choice is seemingly

Postcards from Thailand #68: Rumble with the Jungle

It's got to be said that I've let the jungle around the back get a little out of hand. I've been busy. It's been hot. I can't be arsed. Take your pick. I have enough

Montien Riverside - The Ugliest Hotel in Bangkok?

When the Montien Riverside hotel was opened to huge fanfare back in 1996, it was considered one of the most luxurious hotels in Bangkok. It was constructed on the

Scorpion on Tour - The Video

Since moving to Thailand, I've always been fascinated by the diverse range of wildlife that I come across. Coming from the UK, it's very different to the usual and

The Khlong Wan Resort @New Year!

In a recent post, I featured the wonderful, provincial coastal town of Khlong Wan in Prachup Kiri Khan province and its laid-back atmosphere that took its visitors

The End of the Pier and a Bridge too Far

As well as Nathorn being the administrative 'capital' of Koh Samui, it's also home to the island's port. This is where the biggest ferry operator has its terminal

Postcards from Thailand #67: Easy Life...

It’s been a slightly quieter week this week as the schools on the island had their half-term breaks. It hardly seems a minute since it was Christmas but yet here

Welcome to Khlong Wan

Khlong Wan is a small fishing town that sits in the shadow of an imposing peninsula at the mouth of the River Wan on the Gulf of Thailand and this was our choice

Sunset...on my photography career!!

It had been almost a year since I'd taken the old Sony SLR out for a spin, and after some rather disappointing results, had perhaps taken my bat and ball home a

Postcards from Thailand #65: A Night in a Shed

I guess for many, the romanticised view of Thailand is of simple huts lining palm fringed beaches as a crystal clear ocean laps gently onto a white sand beach. However,

KOB Hua Thanon - Actually includes a photo of some coffee!

Welcome to KOB Homegrown in Hua Thanon, Koh Samui, Thailand. It's only around one hundred metres from the Amazon coffee shop I posted about recently but the differences

Happy Christmas and Thank-You

It's a little late, but as I write this at 06.10am on Boxing Day in Thailand, its still Christmas day in the UK and everywhere West of there! It started like Christmas

Have You Ever Seen a Pink Elephant?

Another post on which I hit 'post' rather than 'save to draft' so I've posted a picture of a pink elephant! It is a rather special pink elephant though... This post

Postcards from Thailand #64: Food Secrets

It's been a very tough few days, but with the end of the tunnel finally appearing, it was time to rush out into the light and escape to a little restaurant by the

NOOOOOO. Not Another Temple Post!!!! - with video!

I know. I may have promised no further posts involving temples, but I find myself being dragged ever deeper into this alternative and surreal universe. I can't save

Postcards from Thailand #63 - The Amazon Delta

I’ve been going on about sorting out a proper driveway ever since I moved in this house but we’ve come around to thinking that we both quite like the natural red

Cafe Amazon Hua Thanon

Cafe Amazon is a Thai coffee chain with over 2400 branches scattered about Thailand. They are owned by the huge oil company, PTT with each of their Petrol stations