Chiang Mai has all the charms of Bangkok, without the traffic jams and frenetic bustles. Known as “Rose of the North” it is a laid-back cultural center offering exquisite looking temples (wats), mouth-watering Thai foods, and a mixed of the old and the new world. It doesn’t take hours to get to Chiang Mai. In fact, it only takes one hour 13 minutes to fly from Bangkok, two … [Read more...]