Chiang Mai-way and the Highway (or: In Which Emma Potters around in Chiang Rai)
June 12th 2008 After some much-needed recharge in Chiang Mai, Kent and I set off to the Chiang Mai TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand.. every bigish town has one) and explore our surround while we're at it. The old town of Chiang Mai, where we were staying, is a grid of wats and outdoor markets, and surrounded by a moat. The TAT office was dissapointingly unhelpful, but we did get bus scheduals to the Northern/L
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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 
