Four Seasons Chiang Rai

... left satisfied! The next mode of transportation was the local bus, of the fancier, and severely over air-conditioned variety to Chiang Rai where we then switched buses to the no frills, air-conditioning via open doors held by bungee cords variety to ...

To arrive at the Four Seasons Tented Camp, you must drive to a point at the river and meet hotel staff who will then take you by speed boat. It's quite an exhilarating ride. There wasn't much wild life to see, but you can see farmers on both sides of the ...

... in the jungle and forced to live with humans "climbing" all over them instead.  Howevver, I must emphasize the Four Seasons Tented Camp built their experience around rescuing elephants that have already been domesticated, and are living less than ...

... ;             Best bed was 2 votes for four Seasons (J&M) 23 votes for Chiang Dao Nest (H&My)            Worst ...

... in Laos. (See next entry.) We had to hurry back though, so we could make our arranged meeting with the people at the Four Seasons Tented Camp (see separate entry for this also). Once we made it out of the Tented Camp with only moments to spare before the ...

... (look it up!). Another tasty Thai dinner and back to our room to update the blog in peace and quiet - only there’s a band playing immediately outside as I type!!!. Tomorrow we have another early start to catch a bus to our next stop, Chiang Rai. ...

... by the King of Thailand. The Buddha is carved from a block of green jade and was first discovered in 1434 in a stupa in Chiang Rai. At that time the image was covered with plaster and was thought to be an ordinary Buddha image. Later, however, the abbot ...