Naomi

Chillin in Chiang Mai

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August 8th 2006
Everyone said "You'll never want to leave Chiang Mai" and they were right! I'm tearing myself away to visit Pai for a few days before flying to Vietnam though. There are a lot of similarities between CM and Edinburgh believe it or not, and I think that's one of the reasons I feel very at home here. I've been keeping very busy with temple-visiting, yoga, cycling, swimming, monk chat & ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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