Dear all, Last weekend I went to Ban Phai, a place so insignificant it doesn’t even get into Lonely Planet’s Thailand guide. Wretchedly hungover (sorry mum and dad) from a bizarre party the night before, I met Tom the Thai woman who thinks I look four months pregnant, and David, her hyperactive and demanding ADHD 6 year old nephew, at 9am in Bangkok for a six hour bus trip to Ban Phai, a village in Isan. I was not particularly looking forward to the bus trip, having taken many coaches long distances in my short life, but! Luxury awaited me. Coaches, VIP Thai-style (the class we took is actually called VIP), are so comfortable, with fully reclining chairs, lots of leg room, a blanket, food (a bizarre-tasting Chinese apricot tea drink, chips, rice and something that
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