Bangkok is often a natural starting/ finishing point for any journey through Thailand, it’s a lot more than just Thailand’s bustling capital. Here a colorful plethora of pagodas, market, and high rise shopping malls are thrown together along the calming Chao Phraya River. Not to mention its wonderful cuisine; bursting with flavor and with ingredients that will tingle your taste buds. For a different face of Thailand, travel to the North for the picture-perfect landscapes of lush countryside. Mist-shrouded mountains, glistening paddy fields, and hill tribes offer a stark contrast to bustling Bangkok. Discover Chiang Rai with its ancient Lanna Kingdom secrets and incredible cultural diversity of many ethnic minority groups. Visit glittering temple complex at Doi Suthep and the night bazaars of Chiang Mai.