Saturday, January 15, 20224:48 a.m. Room 11, Lilu HotelPai, Mae Hong SonThailand I had vague plans this morning to walk up to the large, white Buddha statue on the hill overlooking Pai, but it’s raining outside. I find that astonishing and kind of personally insulting. Rain! Rain? It’s not supposed…
Category: Planet Doug Journal – 2022
Yun Lai Viewpont, Santichon Village, & Cheese Madness in Pai
Thursday, January 13, 20225:45 a.m. Room 11, Lilu HotelPai, Thailand I have since moved into my mini-suite at the Lilu Hotel. In fact, I’ve already stayed in this mini-suite for three nights, and then my Mystery Benefactor paid for four more nights for me. This past night was night number…
Mae Hong Son to Pai by Scooter & the Lilu Hotel
Saturday, January 8, 20225:44 a.m. Room 7, Lilu HotelPai, Thailand My ride to Pai was truly wonderful. I didn’t leave at the crack of dawn, but I left early enough that it was still quite cold. From my Relive record of the journey, I see that I left at around…
Last Morning in Ban Rak Thai & Moving to PLP Guest House
Thursday, January 6, 20227:00 a.m. Room 5, PLP Guest HouseMae Hong Son, Thailand What a difference a day and a night can make. Yesterday morning, I woke up beside a gorgeous lake in the mountains with all that that entails. And this morning, I’m back in a small town in…
Filming Sunrise Timelapse of the Lake at Ban Rak Thai
Wednesday, January 5, 20225:47 a.m. Room N18 Nungnuch ResortBan Rak Thai, Thailand I’m now in room N18. I was right that this room is a considerable step down from room N16, my original room. It is much older and quite rundown. It feels like the kind of budget room you’d…
Scooter Trip to Ban Rak Thai – First Night at Nongsuch Resort
Tuesday, January 4, 20225:58 a.m. Room N16 Nongsuch ResortBan Rak Thai, Thailand I was aware of the correct date this time, and I typed out 2022 first time. As I’m sure many people have pointed out, 2022 has a very futuristic feeling. It doesn’t feel like a real year at…
A Snap Decision to Go to Ban Rak Thai
Sunday, January 2, 20227:02 a.m. Room 1 The Like ViewMae Hong Son, Thailand As happens every year, I’m stumbling over writing down the year 2022. I keep wanting to write 2021. I remember this happened a lot in the years when people still wrote physical checks. They would write the…
A Visit to the Su Tong Pae (Bamboo) Bridge in Mae Hong Son
Saturday, January 1, 20227:43 am. Room 1, Like View Guest HouseMae Hong Son, Thailand It’s hard to believe but the year has ticked over from 2021 to 2022. The year that would never end has ended. Yet, it feels like nothing has changed. Whatever promising signs were out there were…