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Chiang Mai (25-30 Jul 12)

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July 25th 2012
After another quick overnight transit back in Bangkok, I finally made my much-awaited return to Northern Thailand. I had of course been here just two weeks before, in Chiang Rai, as part of the plan crossing the border at Mae Sai from Myanmar, but I zoomed straight down to Bangkok to catch my grandmother who was there in transit. So after a 15h overnight A/C train ride (much, much more comfortable ... 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