Orchid Farm

Jungle Book

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May 12th 2009
Blimey today was action packed. Got up at the crack of dawn and headed out for some jungle trekking. Not only did we trek around a jungle for an hour or so, the best part was an elephant riding session, followed by white water rafting and bamboo rafting. We arrived (with a couple of other people) at a tribal village in a jungle just north of Chiang Mai where lychee trees were left, right and c ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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