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Beautiful Country

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September 2nd 2010
We ventured up North to Mae Salong, perhaps the most beautiful place we have seen thus far. The endless hills were filled with rice paddies, corn and coffee beans. Farmers were working on vertical hills with apparent ease, carrying bags full of freshly picked produce to their houses. Along the roads, hundreds of peanuts were dumped on a towel, perhaps drying out, perhaps something else. Ears ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Salong

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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