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View from our overnight cabin near Chiang Mai  
   

View from our overnight cabin near Chiang Mai

Enter the Orient

August 19th 2012
And the adventure begins... After flying into Bangkok, we got off the plane and made our way north to Chiang Mai. Now officially on a budget, we travelled by sleeper train (albeit without much sleep) rather than bus, and much delayed after 17 hours, pulled into the town and found ourselves some digs. Recovering from jetlag, we were off to a slow start with a gentle river cruise, visiting Wat ... 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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