B A N G K O K & N O R T H E R N T H A I L A N D lonelyplanet.com BANGKOK & NOR THERN THAILAND •• H istory It might be the saffron-robed monk riding the Skytrain, or the sensuous smell of spices wafting up from a curry, or elephants strolling down the street alongside you, but at some point Thailand enters the soul.