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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]
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] Blog: On the Silk Road to San Kamphaeng
Date: May 1st 2012
One of the things that I wanted to see on this visit to Thailand was the silk factories. In northern Thailand the silk makers tend to be clustered around the village of San Kamphaeng, on Route 1006, past the traditional umbrella makers of Bo Sang village. Every taxi, tuk-tuk and songthaew driver in Chiang Mai will offer to take you to Bo Sang and San Kamphaeng. If you are a farang (foreigner) w ... read more
Date: May 1st 2012
One of the things that I wanted to see on this visit to Thailand was the silk factories. In northern Thailand the silk makers tend to be clustered around the village of San Kamphaeng, on Route 1006, past the traditional umbrella makers of Bo Sang village. Every taxi, tuk-tuk and songthaew driver in Chiang Mai will offer to take you to Bo Sang and San Kamphaeng. If you are a farang (foreigner) w ... read more
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