Decisions…Decisions…Decisions

It never seems to fail…

When I first checked into my current digs at The Lanna Hotel…I said to myself…

hey this is nice …centrally located…and “everything”…down to a full buffet International 

breakfast is included. So even though at first glance…the THB11000 ($358) cost for the 

month seemed high for Chiang Mai…well it really wasn’t.

Considering the fact that the above cost included a decent sized room…cable TV…wi-fi…

refrigerator…a comfy king-sized bed…a modern bathroom with amenities…daily maid 

service and topped off with Daily Breakfast Buffet…well I still feel that there is something 

missing. 

There are…actually a couple of things missing…what you ask?     

                   

Well…once in awhile I do like to prepare a meal or two (as opposed to eating out all the time)

so a cooktop at the very least would be nice. If one has a cooking area then a sink would be 

not only useful…but helpful…right?

The other item that would really be appreciated…would be a balcony of some sort.

This incidentally would most likely…not be used often as it’s usually too warm (hot?). 

But in the evening… definitely!

Now the other “side of the coin” would be…to fall back on my original plan…

this being…to rent a Condo.

The upside…is that there is a fair to goodly chance that…for less money…one can 

expect in most cases....a swimming pool, and usually a gym on the premises…plus the 

above mentioned amenities…(yes for about $300).  This incidentally...

would not include the monthly cost of those amenities (which can add up).

The big downside is that one must sign a lease of varying length…which will determine 

the amount of deposit (and rent amount) one must make. I have found one place that I do favor…

but I would need to layout the first…last…and one additional month security. So…

that is 3 months rent paid up front…and that my friends…is a very big chunk of change when 

one is living on Social Security.

Now I’m not complaining but…one needs to manage monies that are available without 

breaking the bank…so to speak!

So…for now yours truly is in a bit of a quandary.

Do I stay where I am and know what I have...or...

do I start too seriously begin my search for a condo? Hmmmmm!!!

To tell you the truth…I’m leaning towards staying put.

At least I know that I have a fixed amount to pay every month (with no guesswork)…

no lease and no multiple month payouts!

So….the only thing I can say now is…”I’m Not Sure” soooo….stay tuned J

In Search of a Coffee Shop:

Yes…and as you most likely have seen in my posted photos…we have Starbucks in 

Chiang Mai and yes…like everywhere else on this planet Starbucks is not inexpensive!

Anyway today I took a small walk…in the opposite direction from the other days walk…

specifically to give some of my business to Wawee Coffee. Now Wawee Coffee is a fairly 

large chain in these parts (and probably elsewhere). The coffee is very good (if not better than Starbucks) and also costs a bit less. J

What I like about this particular Wawee Coffee is that for the patrons (like myself) who...

like sipping “al fresco”…they have “misters” which lend a very nice and cooling atmosphere 

while sitting in the shaded areas…very relaxing J

As you can see in the following pics…this Wawee Coffee…although almost dead-center of 

Old Chiang Mai City…is part of a small shopping area that includes a “green” sitting area 

of it’s own. One can get quite used to enjoying this town J

Sorry...but for some reason my downloaded pic files are being rejected. 

Hopefully the next Blog it'll be nicer to me :(

So my friends that is about all from this "far eastern country" known as  the “Land of Smiles“...

i.e Thailand.

Oh one other thing …

hopefully I will have some “new” news..regarding meeting a new friend of the 

Female (Thai) persuasion. I’ve so far...been in contact via the Internet and spoke with 

her over the phone (yes she speaks pretty good English). So…

more on this as it develops J

‘till next time J