Background: A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict. Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its three Muslim-majority southernmost provinces.
May 11th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Sukhothai The next city on my Thailand journey was Sukhothai. This place was definately a far more enjoyable and relaxed city than the previous one. I was lucky enough to stay in a very comfortable guest house ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai Hello all,
Just got back from our Jungle Trek in Northern Thailand and it was such an amazing experience, so glad we didn't just stick to the beaches. Our guide, Simon took us on about 3 hour treks e ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai Ok so I've found that I'm spending a LOT of time writing each blog and uploading pics so Im gonna do it in smaller, more frequent installments and see how I go. Very organised of you Lizzie indeed I h ... 24 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai Hello everyone!
We thought we'd just write a short entry as we're off to Laos tomorrow and don't know when we'll next have internet. We've been in Thailand for just over a week now, again it's ver ... 5 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai Nothing too flashy the last 2 days. I did finally rent a moped to tool around town which has been real convenient. It only costs $5/day which is the price of a few tuk tuk rides so definitely worth i ... [full story]
May 11th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai
After the relaxation of Mae Hong Son & Pai we moved onto the City of Chiang Mai.
A place jam packed with culture (and wats!)
We spent 4 days here enjoying the sites and walking around the colourfu ... 28 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Mae Hong Son Hello Everyone!
Us again!! And look we have pictures again!
We travelled from Sukhothai to Mae Sot near the Burmese border on the next leg of our trip.
The main reason was to cross into Myanm ... 17 photos[full story]
April 21st 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Sukhothai
After nearly 3 weeks sunning it on The Best Beaches Thailand has to offer we were back on the culture trail in the Thai Capital of Bangkok.
Not knowing what to expect (except that they were very ke ... [full story]
May 3rd 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai Entry: Clover
I am going to start this blog by saying "I love Chiang Mai." We arrived in Chiang Mai via my least favorite city Phnom Pehn, Cambodia. When we arrived it was like coming home. Almost ... 15 photos[full story]
May 10th 2008Asia » Thailand » North » Chiang Mai We have left Laos and are now in Thailand - Chiang Mai
We have spent one night in Nong Khai to brake up the journey to Chiang Mai.
Leaving Laos was the last remainder of Lao time being like ... 1 photos[full story]
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