Guesthouse Soi is opened by a couple and we were wandering the world individually before 1999.
Sim from Singapore
He loves outdoor and traveling. He used to take a bunch of friends to climb mountains and hiking. He found a job in China and he was going to start living in China.
Maki from Japan
After she was hooked on traveling, she was only thinking about going out to explore the world. She was on the way to travel around the world and landed China.
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Saddle st. 1997 Maki sitting on 50 rupee dorm bed in a sudder street calcutta.
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New Zealand 1998, Maki working in a farm for free meals and accomodation
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Beijing in 1999, at The Great Wall
We met in Lhasa, Tibet in 1999 and traveled together.
![]( "A few days after we met, 1999")
A few days after we met, 1999
On the way to Namtso Lake, Tibet in 1999
![]( "A few days after we met, 1999")
A few days after we met, 1999
With the members we went together to the Namtso Lake, Tibet in 1999
![]( "Mt. Emei in Sichuan, 1999")
Mt. Emei in Sichuan, 1999
Trip to Mt. Emei in 1999. We covered all the major sight-seeing spot in our first year in Sichuan.
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Land trip to Laos, 2000
Kuang Si Falls in Luang Prabang, on the land trip from Sichuan to Bangkok in 2000
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Angkor Wat, 2002
We visited Angkor Wat on the land trip from Sichuan to Singapore in 2000.
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Thailand, many times
Thailand, many times
We got married and opened our first guesthouse in Chengdu, China in 2004.
Our guesthouse/hostel in Chengdu loved by so many travelers. Too see more photos;
Memorable photo collection of Sim’s Cozy Guesthouse 2004-2007.
Memorable photo collection of Sim’s Cozy Garden Hostel 2007-2010.
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Lancy was only 2 years old
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We shipped the sign board to Kyoto
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When there is still no guest right after the renovation
And then we moved to Kyoto, and started our new life in this old house.
It took 2 years and finally opened Guesthouse Soi in 2014!
![]( "Our new life started in Kyoto, Japan")
Our new life started in Kyoto, Japan
We loved this big and old house we have luckily found!
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Bought an old house
This 52 years old house was almost to be torn down.
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Encounter with an architect
It is really not east to encounter an ideal architect.
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Lot of work to do
How much discussions and paperwork we have done!
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The construction finally started!
The construction started with demolition work.
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Still long way to go...
Still long way to go... Foundation work in cold winter.
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The new built part structure
The new built part structure is getting finished.
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The present dining hall.
The present dining hall. We've been waiting for so long!
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Finally!
Opening Party in June 2014
Thank you for seeing our story! We would like to listen to your story when you visit us.
