Lanterns in the sky

Thailand - Chiang Mai

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January 2nd 2008
Thursday 27 December 2007 We arrived in Bangkok from Khao Lak after a very comfortable ride on our VIP24 bus. The bus is named as such because it only has 24 seats (3 across and 8 from front to back on a full sized passenger bus). The seats were almost as big as single beds and reclined almost all the way back (photos). There is a bathroom on the bus, the staff are polite, they also stop for rest ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more