In my cooking class, I learned what Thai ginger is, and a lot of other Asian vegetables. I forgot what the root on the left is, but not to worry, I was given a cookbook with a photo of all the vegetables I'd need!
Chang Mai, Thailand June 20th 2007 The flight to Chiang Mai was nice - I couldn't believe how green everything was when I looked out the window during the descent. I met a fun Australian solo traveler and sat with him on the plane. His wife was meeting him in Chiang Mai. They've been to Thailand before, so he gave me lots of info. We also met another Australian, who fought close to the Cu Chi tunnels in Viet Nam (he brought his wi ... 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
I'm off to SE Asia for the first time! My flight takes me overnight into Tokyo, then siteseeing in China & Hong Kong before meeting friends in Bangkok, our staring point to Cambodia, Viet Nam and northern Thailand.... full info