We had the traditional Songkran Thai New Year soaking at breakfast. Another day on the beach but this time at the other end where there was slightly less litter. Skipped lunch and stayed where we were.
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In the evening we picked up our tickets which weren't quite as we expected. We expected to arrive in Bangkok later than 5:40am. We looked around the bookshops and I swapped Roots for Snakecharmers in Texas and we watched a constantly interrupted version of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. It didn't matter as it looked crap and the beef stroganoff was excellent on its own anyway.
2012
I found a list of the books I read during the trip at the back of the diary:
The Provisional IRA - Bishop and Mallie
Stone Alone - Wyman
Heroes - Pilger
A Secret Country - Pilger
1984 - Orwell
The Great Railway Bazaar - Theroux
The Kingdom by the Sea - Theroux
Riding the Iron Rooster - Theroux
Roots - Haley
Unforgettable Fire - Dunphy
Visions before Midnight - James (Clive)
A Short History of Australia - Clark
Snakecharmers in Texas - James
Falling towards England - James
A Theory of Everything - Ferguson
Animal Farm - Orwell
Chasing the Monsoon - Frater
An Area of Darkness - Naipaul
The Big Red Train Ride - Newby
The Life of MK Gandhi - Fischer
A Brief History of Time - Hawking
Freedom at Midnight - Lapierre/Collins
City of Joy - Lapierre
Video Night in Khatmandu - Iyer
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
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