Khun Jib & Khun Dow Saweepatts moved to Chiang Khong from Bangkok in 1998 in search of a quieter life. They leased a prime piece of land along the banks of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province and crafted the area’s best guesthouse with their hands and great ideas. Bamboo Riverside Guesthouse was not [...]
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Bangkok Airport Taxis
October 23rd, 2008 
Scott Coates There has been a fair bit in the press here (Bangkok) lately about the problems with catching a ‘meter’ taxi at Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok airport) into the city. When the new airport first opened in September 2006, there was a plan in place to create a ‘satelite’ taxi and bus cue about 5km from the [...]
Riding Harley Davidson Motorcycles in Thailand
October 9th, 2008 Daniel Fraser Today was a real treat. Smiling Albino partner and Siam Wheels founder, Derek van Pelt treated Scott & Dan to a day riding three of his gorgeous Harley Davidsons. We met at Derek’s house in eastern Bangkok about 09:30, learned about the bikes then headed out for a planned ride to Khao Yai National Park, [...]
Look What’s Cooking
September 15th, 2008 Scott Coates A popular people’s group that was instrumental in ousting the corrupt government in 2006, the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), started leading protests against the current government in June 2008 in response to their plans to amend the constitution to assist the ousted former Prime Minister’s legal case, among other issues. The PAD has been [...]
Small Group Travel
August 10th, 2008 Scott Coates Since Day 1, Smiling Albino has always specialized in truly ‘small group’ travel. Our maximum group-size is eight persons and we have an average group-size of six. Our trips can even start with a minimum of two persons. We also run private, custom trips with larger numbers when requested – say a large family that [...]
