November 5th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
Caitlin's Take: After about 2 weeks in Thailand we are pretty immune to the common sightings of old white men with one to three tiny Thai women. We try to give them the benefit of the doubt - maybe ... 55 photos [full story]

November 3rd 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
Sam's Take: Thailand is a little different than what we've come to know in the last two months of our travels. There's a beautifully paved four lane highway called the "Super Highway" which links u ... 55 photos [full story]

November 3rd 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
We spent the day at Patara Elephant Farm on a magnificent adventure. Elephants are lovable animals, BUT, they eat constantly and they poop every 2 hours, about 6 or 7 bocce-ball-sized whoppers. And ... 7 photos [full story]

November 4th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
Hi everyone from Chiang Mai I arrived in Bangkok last Friday after a very short flight from Dubai...my first on an A380 which was a fabulous ride. And after a very long 2 hour taxi ride in Friday ni ... [full story]

November 4th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai
It was a quiet day in more than one way. We slept in late today and walked around Chiang Rai to see some of the markets in the daylight. Apparently, we had been doing so many other things during the d ... 4 photos [full story]

November 4th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
Hi all, Thanks for the comments which were lovely to read. We enjoyed our 1 night in Bangkok and then went to Khao Yai National Park. We had a brilliant 1 1/2 day tour, the first part we joined with ... [full story]

November 4th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
We are now in Chiang Mai, in the north of Thailand. We took an overnight train from Bangkok, and we’re renting an apartment in Chiang Mai for five weeks. We’ll write more about Chian ... 42 photos [full story]

November 3rd 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai
Today we decided to visit the Karen Hill Tribe in Ruammit Village, Thailand. To split the cost, we paired up with a couple from Belgium who were staying at the guesthouse too. We took a long tailed sp ... 18 photos [full story]

November 3rd 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai
Today is the Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. It's the festival of lights and is celebrated nationwide like our Fourth of July. Fireworks, parades and food except the Thai make a float that you ligh ... 8 photos [full story]

November 4th 2009  Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand
1st November 2009 I'm laying on a hammock out on the roof top of julies guesthouse back in chiang mai. A beer in one hand and a badly rolled bannana leaf cigar thing in the other. There is a beauti ... 7 photos [full story]