Thailand

September 2, 2023September 3, 2023 By Whitney Darby

Bangkok & Hua Hin: Beatles, Boxing & Beaches

After seven months in Asia we decided to make central Thailand our final destination, with stops in Bangkok and Hua Hin (Wha Hen), in particular because Bangkok is an airline hub, plus who doesn’t like a bit of beach time! Bangkok and Hua Hin are located in the area that was once part of the…

August 8, 2023March 27, 2024 By Whitney Darby

Chiang Mai – A month in northern Thailand

Similar to neighbouring Laos, the area of northern Thailand was settled by Tai immigrants from China. In the mid-13th century CE several smaller kingdoms, scattered throughout the region that would later become Burma (Myanmar), Laos and the Thai highlands, were unified as the Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields, the Lan Na Kingdom. The royal…