Chinese Dragon

Chiang Mai

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February 7th 2009
7th Feb We arrived in Chiang Mai and with very little bartering managed to get a tuk tuk to a hostel we had preciously been recommend to. Although the rooms were fine the staff were not hte most helpful bunch in the world (in fact barely even acknowledged we were there!) and so set off to explore the city with a complocated map and a little confused about where the flower festival that was tak ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand

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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