Nestled within groves of tall coconut palms swaying to the sound of the waves, Villa Ananda is a lavish luxury retreat worlds away from its bustling southerly neighbour, Phuket.
In contrast to the last 80 days (or the Marathon of Rancor as I'm inclined to call it), it was refreshing to see timeless gags about Labatt beer, cold Canadian weather and colonoscopies for moose courtesy of our southerly neighbours.