Day 30/31 - Temples at Ayutthaya and sleeper train to Chiang Mai February 9th 2014 Ayutthaya was the old capital of Thailand, home to 33 kings until being sacked by the Burmese in 1767 (now good friends though!). There are more temples, prangs and stupas then you can shake a stick at - wow! Sleeper train to Chiang Mai was good fun. ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya 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
We are embarking on our 6 week adventure on the 5th of January. First flying directly to Dubai and staying for 2 days. Then we fly to Shanghai for 3 days, to Xian for 2 days, to Beijing for 4 days in which we are meeting up with Amy on the 12th. We then fly from Beijing to Hong Kong for 3 days, to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) for 2 days, to Kota Kinabalu for 6 days, to Kuching for 6 days, to Bangkok for 4 days, then we are travelling overnight on a train to Chiang Mai. Staying in Chiang Mai for 3 nights, then on to Phuket and then have a transfer to Kao Lak for 6 days. Then we fly to Bangkok, then ... full info