Now in North Thailand March 3rd 2006 Hi everybody. Since i last blogged we have crossed the Cambodia-Thailand border-it took 14 hrs to get to Bangkok involving bumpy roads and bus which wasnt waterproof!!! It dropped us off in the backpacker district - Koh San road. We arrived at 930pm feeling knackered and had to wander from guesthouse to guesthouse for 2 1/2 hrs. ALL FULL! At midnight we decided the expensive hotel was very appeali ... 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