The demolished Lerdphruek Heritage House
The Demolished Lerdphruek Heritage House The Lerdphruek Heritage House was a European style house located on Bumrungrad Road. It was a beautiful property set on a spacious plot of land. For many years this...
Author: Frans Betgem
The Sri Prakard Hotel, Chiang Mai
The oldest hotel in Chiang Mai Construction of the hotel The Sri Prakard Hotel was built over 100 years ago by Por Srimo Vichai, the first Thai from Chiang Mai who visited the USA...
The First Christian Church
Daniel McGilvary and the First Church Reverend Daniel McGilvary and his family arrived in Chiang Mai in 1867. The American missionary family traveled from Bangkok to Chiang Mai by boat, which took three months. Reverend...
WAR Wood travels to Phre and Nan in 1919
Introduction William Alfred Rae Wood was British consul in Chiang Mai from 1913 until 1931. In January 1919 he undertook a consular tour to Phre (Phrae) and Nan. Below is the full report he...
A trip to Doi Suthep in the early 1930s
A trip to Doi Suthep in the early 1930s Doi Suthep or the Chiang Mai Hill, as the mountain that looms over Chiang Mai was once called, became a popular destination for foreigners living...
New Year’s Day at the Gymkhana Club, 1938
My friend Oliver Backhouse gave this picture to me. It was taken at the Gymkhana Club in Chiang Mai. British ex-pats founded this club in 1898. At that time we only knew the names...
Netherlands Travel Advisory
I took this picture last year on Songkhla Lake in Southern Thailand. The Dutch government advises against all travel to Songkhla. Since May 2018 I have been to Songkhla five times. I also travelled...
The Chiang Mai British Consulate
The Service 1921 Restaurant and Bar of the Anantara Chiang Mai Resort once was the Chiang Mai British Consulate. The first consulate building was constructed on this plot of land of seven rai, a...
Robert Greg visits Chiengmai in 1922
Introduction Robert Greg was the British plenipotentiary in Bangkok from 1921 until 1925. He traveled to Chiengmai (Chiang Mai) in December 1922. I found this report at the British Library in London. I...
Report of Salween Consular Tour 1926
Report of a Tour of the Salween District in Siam in 1926 This is a report written by Mr.W.W.Coultas, British consul in Chiang Mai of a consular tour in the Western Part of the...