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Temples and Tours

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June 5th 2007
Dear friends and blogbrowsers, These are the last few days of our visit to Chiang Mai. I think that if I am reincarnated, and can't be Australian, I would like to be a resident of this charming city. It has such a homey feel, the people are so friendly and sweet. The touting is much gentler than in Patong Beach. And people generally seem healthy (ie barely on overweight person) and well-adjusted ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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.... ... read more