Whooshbang - give us a call man- we can direct you to where the grenades aren't landing, then we can have a chinwag over beer, som tam & khai mod daeng
That would be lovely thanks.... Can't say I ever had a papaya salad that didn't take the skin off inside of my mouth though.... And having just looked the second dish up on google I'd be happy to give it try.
Ill post here when I finally get back to Thailand.