Chiang Rai - A fitting farewell to Thailand January 31st 2012 We took an extremely comfortable 3 hr ‘VIP’ bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai; the time flew by.<span><span> We went quickly to Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, which was unfortunately a little outside the town center.<span> We freshened up and were rushing out again to see Wat Rong Khun, the ‘White Temple’.<span> This tem ... read more
Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai 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
Married couple (into our second year of marriage) living in New York City. Suzi is American from Pine Bush, NY, a small town north of NYC and Kostek is Polish from Lodz. Traveling for 3 months through India / SE Asia / Australia and Fiji.... full info