Journal

Notes from the garden.

Practical guides, slow observations, and what we're learning as we build the place.

How to arrive without a panic.

Bangkok to the gate of Lana Garden in one day, two ways. The flights, the ferries, the missed connections we plan for.

Than Sadet, Thong Reng, Bottle, Mae Haad, Haad Yuan. Where to go which day of the week, and which one to skip.

Honest take on whether to time your stay around the full moon party — or carefully around it.

The math, the routine, the thing that happens around day eleven that you don't get on a one-week trip.

The dishes our village cook makes on Tuesdays. Coconut, fish sauce, and the difference between Phangan curry and the Bangkok version.