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Flashpacking Chiang Mai

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February 13th 2011
Spending fourteen hours on a sleeper train just to go to Chiang Mai for two nights seems a bit extreme, especially since it's in the complete opposite direction to where I wanted to go, but it was worth allowing the time. The sleeper train itself was excellent. I opted for a second class four berth / two bunk compartment which apparently is 'acceptable by European standards'. The co ... 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