Flower market

Chaing Mai

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February 20th 2012
Sunday Feb 19th: We arrive in Chaing Mai and are met by our new guide Jeff. He greets us in the traditional Thai manner with a fresh garland of Jasmine and Roses each.We head for our hotel the Ratilanna. We have been upgraded as this hotel is owned by Jim's friend Or's family. We all have huge suites which are over the top luxurious and the hotel is situated on the Maekong river. We go by ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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