Looking over the Mekong

Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong

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November 11th 2013
Well was collected from guesthouse on Soi Rambrutti by a van and taken to Don Muang Airport for my flight to Chiang Rai. Uneventful flight and went to taxi desk at airport ( after collecting luggage from prettiest carousel ever) and gave them name of guesthouse. Had to pay 200baht at the desk which saved any chance of being ripped off by driver Got to guesthouse found myself In a shared do ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai

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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