Gold Shop, Warorat Market

Markets in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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December 6th 2009
Markets in Chiang Mai, by Paul Chiang Mai, Thailand It’s hard not to feel nostalgic about leaving Chiang Mai. We’ve been here for five weeks; we leave tomorrow. We’ve been staying in an apartment. After staying in budget guesthouses, being able to spread out in an apartment has been a godsend. For some reason, one of my happiest memories of our trip so far is putting 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