cow!

trek with Pen

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December 9th 2007
The next day, Marieke and I decided we'd like to do a trek to make up for our missed experience in Chiang Mai. We got hooked up with a local guide named Pen, who spoke impeccable english. There were six of us total, and we spent the day hiking up mountains, wading through streams, crawling through caves, and visiting a local tribe's (Karen tribe) village. It was an extremely interesting day. I ... read more

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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