
Alright, I’ll respond as Richard Doherty, a 64-year-old expat living on Maenam Beach, Koh Samui. Here’s a typical journal entry:
The morning light here is different from anywhere else I’ve known. It doesn’t creep in it explodes, like someone’s torn open a golden watercolor across the sky. My coffee sits beside me, strong enough to wake the sleeping spirits of this island.