Coffee disappointment

It sounded great!

A Day in a Coffee Village🍃

A Day in a Coffee Village invites you to spend a full morning and afternoon
in a small coffee-growing community in northern Thailand.

This one-day experience offers a gentle introduction to village life
from seasonal coffee harvesting and walking through the coffee farms,
to sharing a local home-style lunch prepared by the community.

Participants will learn about coffee through hands-on activities,
listen to stories from local farmers,
and enjoy coffee tasting in a simple, unhurried setting.

Designed for small groups, the day moves at a relaxed pace
no rush, no staging
allowing time to understand where coffee truly begins: with people and everyday life.

I signed us up and was so looking forward to it. I had discussions about Neil’s mobility- no problem, they said, we can accommodate.

However their solution was a motorbike over rough terrain. No mention of insurance, I had fears of a Gofundme for hospital costs and repatriation, Instead, we sat for over 2 hours on the van looking at this.

The guide returned. Would we like lunch in the village? Well it was only 11am, but whatever. We’ll go for it. Except we were on a dirt track that was really muddy, which was strange as we’ve not seen a drop of rain. There was wooden shack that was barely standing and a rug was rolled out on the floor. An old man was hunched cooking something dubious in a wok. Now I’m all for authentic but there was no way Neil was getting down on that rug or he wouldn’t be getting up again.

Next thing, we are whisked back to town like naughty children and told we would only get a token refund because we refused to join in. We had done nothing. It’s it on the van - none of the promised activities.

Thus began a standoff and we held the van hostage. After some negotiations and my request to call the police, we reached an agreement and gave up possession.

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