Waiting to board the train

The Queen Vic in Chiang Mai!

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May 1st 2009
The train was very impressive, nothing like the Indian ones and we were served a lovely dinner and then the beds were folded down for the night. It was pretty luxurious but the top bed was absolutely freezing! Serves me right for complaining about how hot it has been recently! We decided to stay only one night in Chiang Mai as we are returning after meeting mum so I can do the Thai massage course ... 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