Hotels...To book or not to book?

[Oliver]

I include in my holiday experience both the anticipation of the trip and the recollection afterwards and so I like my Thailand arrangements to be clear and immutable. I even email my hotels a week before arrival to confirm....come to think of it, I've just done so at my Chiang Rai hotel for next week's arrival. At the same time I envy those who are more spontaneous.