We had fresh mangoes from a tree today. Freshly fallen but warmed by the heat of the 
day, they alone would be enough of a 5Star experience.
So starts my second day in Thailand, now settled into this amazing resort of Faasai – “Where the forest meets the sea”. The creators and owners of this resort spa are a Kiwi Bronwen, married to a Thai - Surin. A week out from leaving NZ, and not having clear direction on where to start, my friend Andrew had connected us. Just the Flow and Grace and ease I was looking for!
Bronwen (the social liaison one) and Surin have gone out of their way today to look after us. The mangoes were on additional land they've brought a
nd are developing. After our mango treat(1), we went for a swim in one of their spring fed lakes. It had those little fish that 'bite' that are popular in many spa treatments now...we got them 'au naturel' Talk about 5 Star (Treat 2) and all part of the free and natural surrounds! We then picked 'wild' foods - flowers from trees which we got to eat as a banquet tonight (Treat 3), curried, with all sorts of herbs and leaves from their grounds. We were shown ants nests in trees and told they were delicacy, which indeed, that night were also served.
On return to their resort we were shown through their magical ‘wild garden’ and shown species of exotic and rare trees. I got to see cashews growing in the wild. (Treat 4)
Our well-timed stay was serendipitous because of it being the Thai New Year celebrations (Treat 5). Bronwen’s sister Marina and husband Mike were here for their last night having spent a month’s ‘time out’, so we enjoyed their company and included in their farewell banquet.
Marina and Mike took me on a walk up to a shrine that was pretty special (Treat 6), and from there I walked to the local beach... which was on our list to do today, but we just got so fill up with the flow of all the magic I've just described. Oh yes amongst it all I had a couple of swims in the pool (Treat 7) here at the resort and a couple of good reading periods (Treat 8). WOW, what a full and fabulous day that flowed from a no agenda place.
And not that I’m done with treats - No 9 was to have my second Thai massage, fulfilling on my desire to have a massage every day possible. Not that Bronwen is biased and not that I have anything to compare it to, but I truly feel I have stumbled into the best Thai massage therapist in the country...
In my early morning inspiration, I had read and shared with Lori, from my gratitude journal that a year ago I was in Portugal with my darling Patterson at a palace, where we'd had our 5Star afternoon tea. A waterfall at that Palace had taken me right back to a feeling of being Yogananda's Lake Shrine in Los Angeles, and the spring fed lake there, so this mornings spring fed lake swim was equally 5Star….
As I seek – I find; so many 5 Star experiences all around me.
day, they alone would be enough of a 5Star experience.So starts my second day in Thailand, now settled into this amazing resort of Faasai – “Where the forest meets the sea”. The creators and owners of this resort spa are a Kiwi Bronwen, married to a Thai - Surin. A week out from leaving NZ, and not having clear direction on where to start, my friend Andrew had connected us. Just the Flow and Grace and ease I was looking for!
Bronwen (the social liaison one) and Surin have gone out of their way today to look after us. The mangoes were on additional land they've brought a
nd are developing. After our mango treat(1), we went for a swim in one of their spring fed lakes. It had those little fish that 'bite' that are popular in many spa treatments now...we got them 'au naturel' Talk about 5 Star (Treat 2) and all part of the free and natural surrounds! We then picked 'wild' foods - flowers from trees which we got to eat as a banquet tonight (Treat 3), curried, with all sorts of herbs and leaves from their grounds. We were shown ants nests in trees and told they were delicacy, which indeed, that night were also served.On return to their resort we were shown through their magical ‘wild garden’ and shown species of exotic and rare trees. I got to see cashews growing in the wild. (Treat 4)
Our well-timed stay was serendipitous because of it being the Thai New Year celebrations (Treat 5). Bronwen’s sister Marina and husband Mike were here for their last night having spent a month’s ‘time out’, so we enjoyed their company and included in their farewell banquet.
Marina and Mike took me on a walk up to a shrine that was pretty special (Treat 6), and from there I walked to the local beach... which was on our list to do today, but we just got so fill up with the flow of all the magic I've just described. Oh yes amongst it all I had a couple of swims in the pool (Treat 7) here at the resort and a couple of good reading periods (Treat 8). WOW, what a full and fabulous day that flowed from a no agenda place.
And not that I’m done with treats - No 9 was to have my second Thai massage, fulfilling on my desire to have a massage every day possible. Not that Bronwen is biased and not that I have anything to compare it to, but I truly feel I have stumbled into the best Thai massage therapist in the country...
In my early morning inspiration, I had read and shared with Lori, from my gratitude journal that a year ago I was in Portugal with my darling Patterson at a palace, where we'd had our 5Star afternoon tea. A waterfall at that Palace had taken me right back to a feeling of being Yogananda's Lake Shrine in Los Angeles, and the spring fed lake there, so this mornings spring fed lake swim was equally 5Star….
As I seek – I find; so many 5 Star experiences all around me.
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