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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]
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] Blog: Acting the Monkey!
Date: April 25th 2008
Arrived in Chang Mai safely, no worries at all. The first thing that struck me about the place was how commercial it was. Reminded me of a trip I took to America, with its Dairy Queens, KFC, McDonalds, big Cars and flat hot landscape. The first night there we checked into our guesthouse, which was pretty dismal in comparison to the place we had stayed in Luang Prabang. The bed was broken, it wa ... read more
Date: April 25th 2008
Arrived in Chang Mai safely, no worries at all. The first thing that struck me about the place was how commercial it was. Reminded me of a trip I took to America, with its Dairy Queens, KFC, McDonalds, big Cars and flat hot landscape. The first night there we checked into our guesthouse, which was pretty dismal in comparison to the place we had stayed in Luang Prabang. The bed was broken, it wa ... read more
