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Songkran in Chiang Mai

April 19th 2012
Suk san wan Songkran (Happy Songkran day) Today, I'll tell you all about the Thai new year, also called Songkran, that I spent in Chiang Mai in the north west of Thailand. They say that Chiang Mai is the best place to spend this festival and... this is probably true! Songkran is well known for the water fights that take place, but there is a lot more than that: processions, ceremonies, s ... read more
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Thai Flag 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
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