By Polona: Coconat soup, Pad Tai, Red Curry and Mango with Sticky rice;
By Jan (the winner of the cook off): Tom Yam, Chicken with Basil, Green Curry and Spring rolls
Giants, fake hippies & Thai chefs September 21st 2011 by Polona
Leaving, or better yet escaping, the flooded Mae Sot we headed straight to Chiang Mai. Uncharacteristically for us we checked, prior to getting there, what hostels are good and cheap and we decided to go for Giant Guest House- a funky hostel with a huge advantage: they picked us up from the bus station 😊.
Arriving to Chiang Mai we called up the hostel and 15 minutes later ... 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
After talking about it for ever and ever, we are finally shutting up (surely all of you will be glad to hear that), picking up our mahoooosive backpacks and going to check how much rice we can actually handle (and one of us hoping it might turn out to be a great way to diet as well . So y'all, we are on our way to South East Asia and we promise to keep amusing you with brief reports about the trip while you slave and sweat behind your desks - what else are friends for.
More details about our trip can be found [url=http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingd... full info