Brace yourself, Bridget - prepare for some blasphemy. As I get used to the idea that I'm not going to Thailand next month, I realise I'm not actually all that disappointed. I've been there maybe 15 times since 2002. I've been to Issan, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Koh Chang, so I've seen the country (or as much as I wanted to). So my holidays had become 2 weeks in a very small part of Pattaya.

Right now, I feel that I wouldn't be devastated at all if I didn't go back. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!