Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai

Thanksgiving in Thailand

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November 26th 2012
Sometimes the travel gods smile on us. I would like to take credit for the brilliant planning that landed us in Chiang Mai for Loy Krathong, the festival of lights, but we were just lucky to be there at the right time and to find a room. The hotel was a modest three stars. We were a little concerned by the notice in the room warning of hotel thieves. But the location just inside the ... 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