Category: Planet Doug Journal – 2022

Friday, March 4, 20227:00 a.m. Room 4, PLP Guest HouseMae Hong Son, Thailand My little lime-green Benka is busy bringing my morning coffee water to a boil. I’m so happy about that. It feels like it could use a medium setting on the dial, though. It only has three settings:…

Thursday, March 3, 20227:59 a.m. Room 4, PLP Guest HouseMae Hong Son, Thailand I’m not having any small adventures in Mae Hong Son this time around. I’ve just been working on videos from my last visit here. Today will likely be my last day here. And tomorrow, I will ride…

Wednesday, March 2, 20229:23 a.m. Room 4, PLP Guest HouseMae Hong Son, Thailand I’m now back in the small town of Mae Hong Son. Last I wrote, I was in Mae Sariang, and I was getting ready for the 163-kilometer scooter ride to get here. That ride went by without…

Monday, February 28, 20227:23 a.m. Junpituk BungalowsBan Tha Song Yang, Thailand The plan is to ride my scooter to Mae Sariang today. And that town is only 94 kilometers to the north. Since it is so close, I am in no hurry to get on the road. I slept in…

Friday, February 25, 20224:45 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand The day is here. The day of my departure. I’m not in the greatest mood this morning, I have to admit. I’m not quite feeling the way I imagined I’d feel as I embarked on this little journey. But…

Thursday, February 24, 20226:06 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand Preparations continue. Yesterday was a bit of an erratic day. But progress was made. I got the scooter. On my last trip, I had rigged up a quite specialized system for mounting a GoPro on the scooter. But when…

Wednesday, February 239:05 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand Everything seems to be coming together for my next small adventure. I’ve confirmed that I can get a scooter. In fact, it’s the same one that I rented before. I’ll be picking it up this morning. I spent some time…

Tuesday, February 22, 20226:22 a.m. Room 1102 Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I woke up this morning in a completely different mood, and I’m back to thinking about going north for the next month. I feel a bit like I’ve gone to sleep since I returned to Mae Sot. And I’m…

Monday, February 21, 20225:02 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand My neighbor is busy retching, but he sounds farther away, as if he has moved to a different room. I can only hope. I followed up on my urge to clean and organize my world yesterday, and I gave…

Sunday, February 20, 20227:53 a.m. Room 1102, Phannu HouseMae Sot, Thailand I feel quite a bit better this morning. The reason? I slept. I can’t think why, but I slept better. I even woke up out of some intense dreams occasionally. And that is always a good sign. For the…