Leaving Chiang Mai

All aboard... the night train!

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March 30th 2010
The slowest tuk tuk in the world takes us to the station - at one point we are overtaken by a child on a push-bike. A huge billowing cloud of black smoke spills from the exhaust. The driver is about 112 years old and has one tooth, but still has a brilliant smile. Board the 2nd class sleeper back to Bangkok, which leaves about 5pm, just as the sun sets through the window. Interesting mixture of ... 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