Trying to locate a map of Chiangmai I discovered a 1980 guide book to Chiangmai.

Interesting was as everyone is complaining about the exchange rates that in 1980 it was 22 baht to the dollar.

A night in the Porn Ping hotel was 488 baht. The Montri hotel was 150 baht. I wonder what the rates are now.

Flight to BKK was 2200 baht round trip.

Hertz and Avis were here! 1800 baht per day plus 4 baht per kilometer self drive. At those prices no wonder they disappeared locally for a while.

What was interesting was that inside the book was a flyer for a photograph developing shop. Unfortunately the top has been torn away so no name although the shop was on Thapae road. You gave them your undeveloped film before 1600, they put in on the overnight train to BKK, developed the film in BKK and put it on the train back to Chiang Mai ready for collection at 0900. So a 41 hour service.

Surely around 1980 there must of been photo shops locally!

Trying to locate a map of Chiangmai I discovered a 1980 guide book to Chiangmai.

Interesting was as everyone is complaining about the exchange rates that in 1980 it was 22 baht to the dollar.

A night in the Porn Ping hotel was 488 baht. The Montri hotel was 150 baht. I wonder what the rates are now.

Around 1200 baht and 799 baht respectively.

What was interesting was that inside the book was a flyer for a photograph developing shop. Unfortunately the top has been torn away so no name although the shop was on Thapae road. You gave them your undeveloped film before 1600, they put in on the overnight train to BKK, developed the film in BKK and put it on the train back to Chiang Mai ready for collection at 0900. So a 41 hour service.

Surely around 1980 there must of been photo shops locally!

I think so.. it's not rocket science after all.