Cha Am is approx 2 hour drive from Bangkok Airport, however it depends on the time of the day you travel and the traffic. Situated in a remote part of Cha Am is the Hotel De La Paix. The De La Paix, originally had another name, but 5 years ago it changed its name and …
There are a number of companies that specialise in zipline experiences throughout Chiang Mai which range in price. Based on user reviews, and cost we selected Jungle Flight which didn’t disappoint. The drive was approx 1 hour from the centre of Chiang Mai city and there are some steep and windey roads, so be prepared …
We were warned not to visit the hill tribes just outside Chiang Mai as it was commercialised, however we wanted to do a tour and ran out of time on the day. We drove for about 40 minutes up one of the mountains close to Chiang Mai where we reached what looked liked like a …
To find good coffee is sometimes difficult, and good coffee while travelling even harder. We saw a review on a small coffee house in the in-flight magazine on Bankok Air and decided we must try it. It was some distance from our hotel but we arranged a tuk tuk to take us there for Thb100. …
We don’t usually travel to Thailand in the high season, but this year was an exception. We picked the Chedi hotel because of its design, high recommendation and location and the hotel didn’t disappoint us. The rooms are spacious and have all the mod cons that you would expect from a 5 star hotel. Each …
The reason for coming to Chiang Mai was to celebrate the wedding of John to Pattama and the day started with a long precession down the Main Street, however, this wasn’t for the bride and groom but the local flower festival which is held every year on the first weekend in February. The flower beds …
Getting to Chiang Mai was easy, a flight to Bangkok with an overnight stay at the airport and then a 10.00 am flight on Bangkok Airways. Bangkok airways is a full service airline with free club lounge access for its passengers. The service provided is fairly basic, but nonetheless it’s better than some other airlines …