CMS: "Philip and Kanlaya, tell us all about Kanlaya's Eyrie
please."
P & K: "In Engand we own and manage one of the top ten
Wedding Venues, nearly 200 weddings a year. And guess where
they all want to go on Honeymoon the next day? Thailand of
course, but not Pattaya, not Phuket, but the real, natural
Thailand of the tribal mountain areas of Mae Hon Song
Province. Kanlaya owns this fantastic site near Thum Lod caves,
where she grew up in a Karen village. As we are partners it was
an easy decision to build the house of our dreams, for our
winter holidays and to share with our newly-wed customers."
CMS: "Why Kanlaya's Eyrie?"
P & K: "An Eyrie is where an eagles makes their nest. Always
they pick the most beautiful mountain spot atop spectacular
scenery, where they can survey there entire domain. Just like us
gazing down at Kanlaya's tribal homeland below."
CMS: "So what else is special about your project?"
P & K: "Stunning scenery, incredible views, in the bosom of
Nature, completely natural and wild, and a site where we can
create a world class sub tropical rain forest garden. At 800
meters the climate is perfect."
CMS: "And what style have you adopted in your designs?"
P & K: "Traditional Lanna style combined with understated
sophistication, luxury and a very light carbon footfall. We have
used natural local materials, local craftsmen and collected
lovely local artifacts like our Buffalo waggon, ploughs and tools.
But we also introduced the last word in low energy design,
especially solar absorbers for all our hot water, LED ultra low
energy lighting throughout, under floor heating, revolutionary in
Thailand, but a real luxury with night time temperatures
dropping to as low as 8°C. As we build waterfalls and fountains
we will be applying photovoltaic panels to drive solar pumps
with zero electricity from the grid"
CMS: "Tell us more about your hot water system please"
P & K: "In England a Jacuzzi is everyone"s dream of luxury, and
especially so on Honeymoon. So we have built a fabulous
Jacuzzi Sala jutting out from the huge Bridal Suite. It just
seems to float in mid air, with 180 degree views all around to
the jungle on both sides of the valley and the distant Burmese
border at the head of the pass. Problem with Jacuzzis, and the
power showers we installed in all the bathrooms, is they need
lots of hot water, 24/7, 12 months a year, on demand. The only
answer and a very pleasing one, was to install an ultramodern
heat pipe solar absorber system feeding into a large 1100 litre
insulated hot water storage tank. We hold water in the tank at
80°C. Ambient cold water up here is about 20°C. So that means
we can supply up to 3300 liters of hot water at 40°C, enough
for several Jacuzzis, unlimited showers and to warm up the
outdoor plunge pool we are working on now."
CMS: "So do you think your customers will buy it"
P & K: "In England we think of Thailand as beautiful, with a
wonderful culture, a natural way of life and the best place in
the world for a truly romantic Honeymoon. And as Kanlaya's
Eyrie has so very much extra to offer we are sure we will be
booked solid; just hope there is some time left for us to enjoy
it as well!"
CMS: "Thanks Kanlaya and Philip, you have done a wonderful
job up here in the wilds. Very best of luck with your venture"
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