Chiang Mai

CULTURAL CHIANG MAI - OR IS IT?

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January 31st 2006
Greetings from Chiang Mai (CM). This is one of the many cultural 'highlights' prevalent in Thailand. This was one part of the holiday that Linda was especially looking forward to, whilst Ken was a bit on the reticent side imagining an olde worlde temple strewn place with not a lot to do. It must be said that Ken has been more than pleasantly surprised - but more of that later. Our last few days ... 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