Yes, it was. He was hoping for vans of people going to Laos for the visa runs, and wanting a rest day; or people just wanting to lie down at a pool and do nothing for a week or month. He's got a store and restaurant there now as well as a communal kitchen, so you can come and stay and not leave. He will also tour you around to the few things local. There is a good silk market, a fishing spot, and some ancient ruins.
He has several properties in Udon proper that stay booked. One is right in town and the other two are out a bit. All very beautiful. He was into quality construction. And he is a big character, and will do anything for you, so people like him and come back.
His daughter was a hoot. She speaks perfect Scottish English and sounds just like him. She was 5 and loved to talk to me since she had no one else but him for English.
...not a place I would have advised to open a resort.
Very tough for 'farang' tourism..(if it was).
Yes, it was. He was hoping for vans of people going to Laos for the visa runs, and wanting a rest day; or people just wanting to lie down at a pool and do nothing for a week or month. He's got a store and restaurant there now as well as a communal kitchen, so you can come and stay and not leave. He will also tour you around to the few things local. There is a good silk market, a fishing spot, and some ancient ruins.
He has several properties in Udon proper that stay booked. One is right in town and the other two are out a bit. All very beautiful. He was into quality construction. And he is a big character, and will do anything for you, so people like him and come back.
His daughter was a hoot. She speaks perfect Scottish English and sounds just like him. She was 5 and loved to talk to me since she had no one else but him for English.
....trying to think if I know him...
https://www.leeyaresortudon.com/
Are you near Udon?
Yeah, not too far away...
I know the resort, not the guy..(I don't think)
His name is Charles Law. You would not forget him if you met him.
You vastly underestimate my powers of forgetting people!
lol