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Bangkok - Chiang Mai

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March 6th 2006
After 12 long hours on a train w arrived in Chaing Mai. After lugging our backpacks round loads of dingy hostyels we have found another lovely one. This even has air con, TV and hot showers for just three pounds each a night... we love it and have booked 3 nights We are off on tour to highest peak in Thailand tomorrow and then to waterfalls and to meet a hilltribe. There are loads of tours like ... 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