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One last thing - expect to get up soon after dawn (while the air is fresh and cool) and go to bed not long after sunset - there's not much else to do!

That is true. I had the same experience. Not long after sunset everybody went to bed. Couldn`t find sleep at first but then I had a really good nights sleep. I was woken up verry early in the morning by really loud thai music. Got out of bed took a look outside and the village was already up and ready to start a brand new day. One of the few times I got up so early on a holiday.