The lodge

Chiang Mai

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August 22nd 2012
We arrived in Chiang Mai after a 16 hour train journey. We travelled 750km in 2nd class, air conditioned beds for £18 pp. surprisingly we all slept really well, despite the noises of the train and every time it turned a corner thinking it may derail at any moment! Chiang Mai felt hotter than Bangkok, but we were pleased to see some sunshine after a week of it being overcast and humid. We stayed ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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