Then there's the risk of the book not being in stock. Buying online is my preferred option, but this again incurs postage time. E-books would allow instant access, which, if you're abroad and the only thing you've read in English ... The spill of red wine on the cover page is no different from a love-bite paraded by the young; the creases in the spine, the rumpled bed sheet of a boutique hotel. Like my friends, we parade our books to show how much we have cared for them. ...
Thailand Beaches
Thailand's beaches are well established, have warm water and weather,friendly relaxed people, comfortable accommodation and they're cheap Around $30/£20 a day should get you an excellent double room with aircon, breakfast and maybe even a swimming pool- incredibly cheap when compared to the Caribbean, Indian Ocean or Pacific island paradises.
These beaches do have a clear best/worst time to visit - see Thailand Beaches Information to help you there. They also have less apparent regional flaws that you can see exposed in the different sections of the Beach Pictures gallery.
However, Thailand's roads are generally excellent and transport is comfortable and reliable, so a flight to Bangkok - and anyone with a grain of world curiosity has to see this wacky city - followed by a bus/minibus to the beach of your choice is no hardship.
