BANGKOK As you may have read - luck was on our side and we made it into Bangkok airport the day before the airport was shut down by the PAD protests. We spent a couple of days living it up and relaxing by our hotel pool, and then Ben's pal Simon, his wife Aul and their son, JR, took us in for a few days. We visited the local food markets and selected our dinner - which was delicious. Ben particularly enjoyed feasting on multiple duck beaks! In Thailand they eat everything but the Quack! Another night Si invited his western mates over and ordered in a pre-lit barbeque, meat, fish, soup and veg delivered direct to our door. If only England would allow that! :-) Simon told us story after story after story of his
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