Saai

Visiting Saai...

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January 30th 2007
It’s Tuesday, January 30 and I’m in Chiang Mai, Thailand. What has happened these last 4 days? Let’s rewind… I arrived at Bangkok’s new airport, Suvarnabhumi, at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, January 28. Considering I left Los Angeles on Friday, January 26, that sounds like a lot of flying. However, the time change represented a good chunk of it (Thailand is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles). ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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