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River Guest House, New Sukhothai, Sukhothai Province

I have the same awe for amazing ruins AND for cozy, little guesthouse rooms.
My room is all I could want from a spare, teakwood house.
Dark wood room, high ceiling, a wide enough space.
Just a plain all-white mattress lying squarely in the middle. Not too soft, not too firm.
Soft, comfy linens that smell clean and fresh.
A quaint kulambo hanging from the ceiling.
A view of the river when I look out the window.
Children laughing in the morning. Monks humming in the evening.
Run by a young and handsome French man..AND his lovely Thai wife.

Where I stay, I realize, is as important to me as where I go.

Nan asks me, “Do you like it?”

“Ooh yes.”

(And so, screw you, charmless Jasmine City deluxe suite. I prefer a charming little, non-airconditioned, cheap guestroom to you. Hmph.)