Bangkok to Trekking In Chiang Mai February 22nd 2006 Well here we are in Thailand…its only been a week (but what a packed week!!!) Sorry about the looong entry but there’s a lot to say!!! We arrived in Bangkok on Sunday 12th Feb late at night - after flying on Singapore Airlines - “the life of Riley” (we want every flight to be with them, they’re great!!!) Stayed in a hotel in the Siam district (for convenience of booking in advance - a ... read more
Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai 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
Hi...we're Karen & Jamie and we have left our jobs at home in 'sunny' Northampton, England (now 'self-unemployed')to pursue a life-long dream to travel. We started our year long around-the-world adventure on Feb 6th 2006 in Hong Kong. After 5 nights we are moving on to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia (where a little work may be needed!), New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands & finally the USA.... full info