Elephant trekking

Chiang Mai

---

August 25th 2008
We arrived in Chiang Mai on Thursday (August 21st) afternoon and checked into the first hotel we could find (that was within budget). Due to the non-stop travelling over recent days, and the budget accommodation we have had to make do with in some of the smaller towns we stopped in, we (I) released some additional funds from the budget so we could get somewhere a bit more comfortable for the firs ... 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