"Old Git, it seems you really shouldn't be flying to Thailand at all - you should be sipping your port from the correct glass on the first class deck of the Queen Mary via Singapore and Kuala Lumpur"

The cruise ships have never been very strong on port - nothing of value in that regard went down with the Titanic.. - poncy cocktails are more the cruise scene, which I can well do without.

The Ying and Yang of visiting Thailand is that I take rest from guzzling fine wines (I won't pay Thai store prices for claret..) I also take a break from drinking coffee, and also (which may seem odd, but I can recommend it..) making or receiving phone calls.

Anyone wanting to communicate with me has to use text messaging or email - which is so much more civilised than the 'phone..