Mekong River

On the move

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March 18th 2006
Well guys only stayed for 1 night in Chiang Rai, 1 night too long really, just a smaller version of Chiang Mai. Got on a bus and headed for Chaing Sean which is a little town located on the Mekong River. Very few people speak English and I learnt just how little I can actually speak Thai, but that’s half the fun. I managed to see my first sun rise over the Mekong but due to so much smoke from th ... 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