First Post

welcome to The Brick Road cafe and Guest House blog.
although that should be 'nearly Guest House' at the present moment.
The Cafe has been up and running for around 7 months now but the opening of our Guest House above the cafe will not happen until early March. Official opening date coming soon.
i came to Thailand a little over 2 years ago, on january 13th 2006, for a much needed 3 month break after 7 years of working with Autistic adults and children in South Wales, UK.
It didnt take me long to fall in love with this wonderful country and decide to do all i could to make it my permanent home.
after a year of travelling around thaioland and a couple of visits back to the UK to sort out selling my house and sorting a 12 month visa, i finally got round to acquiring the cafe business last july and its been pretty full on ever since.
its been alot of hard work to get to the point where we,(myself and my Thai partner of two years, Somboon), are happy with the look of the cafe and menu. we acquired the extra space upstairs for the guest house in october and it was even more work getting that sorted, furnishing and decorating, fitting showers, etc. That all done it was then a long wait to sort out proper licensing.
just about everything sorted now so we actually plan to take a week or so's holiday before finally opening up the guest house rooms , which will no doubt increase our workload but hopefully do the world of good to our businesses long term prospects.
hope you'll look in again and follow our progress.
if you are in Chiang Mai you'll find us on the main walking street through the centre of the Old City from Thapae gate to Wat Phra Sing. we are about half way down just past the secong crossroads, at the rear entrance to Wat Chedi Luang.