Khlongside conviviality
Bangkok, quite rightly, has gained a reputation for having horrendous traffic jams … but there is an alternative – a long-tailed boat on the khlongs The first canals (khlongs) in Bangkok were constructed in 1782, around the Rattanakosin district (near Khao San Road), after the destruction of Ayutthaya (then the capital of the Kingdom of Siam) by the invading Burmese, in 1767. […]
King’s Cup Elephant Polo – a Thailand treat
Pachyderms plus polo players – a perfect pageant Elephants are synonymous with Thailand. The ‘Land of Smiles’ is home to about 3,000 of these friendly giants that live in the wild, with about the same number of ‘domesticated’ elephants living in villages and towns with their mahouts. Thailand is also home to a most unusual […]