KOH SAMUI – I am standing in a lorry in Koh Samui, Thailand, next to great balls of elephant poop – and loving it.
The dung, as big as toy footballs, is fresh and I am glad for my gloved hands as I carry out my rubbish-clearing duty. But I have no time to dwell on it as my fellow volunteers on the ground pass armfuls of dried leaves over to me.
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