CHIANG MAI

Last few days in Thailand

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February 4th 2006
Well, what can we say to end our log for Thailand except ABSOLUTELY BLOODY MARVELLOUS, Ken's statement for most of the trip so far! Since we last spoke to you all we have visited an Elephant Conservation Park and seen much older temples and towns than ChiangMai and today we watched a flower parade celebrating the King's Jubilee and his 80th birthday. Photos to follow. We have also spent our ... 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