Khoa San Road

Bangkok to Chiang Mai

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February 22nd 2010
Sawadee Kap ! Or "hello" if you don't speak Thai.. (I don't actually speak Thai, but I know how to say "hello" !) Anyway.. I digress... Well here I am finally.. I've come from below zero temperatures and landed in the most humid country in the world.. so a little acclimatising is required... I flew China Southern Airways from Shanghai to Guangzhou in China, and then Air Kenya on to Bangkok. ... 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