Chiang Mai

Northern Thailand

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November 5th 2010
I took another sleeper bus into Chiang Mai and arrrived at 6am. Again I didn't sleep all that well and was exhausted when I arrived. In fact I've been tired a lot lately and I figured this could be a great place to catch up on sleep. I chose the second hotel that I came to which was $8 a night, rather expensive, but I just wanted to eat and sleep. At 6am there isn't much open for food, but I saw a ... 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