Mel on Top of the Clouds

Bike tour stage 1: Northwards to Aus?

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December 28th 2012
Chiang Rai (Thailand) to Luang Prabang (Laos): 20 Dec - 27th Dec Our vision (as many of you know) was to cycle from Bhutan (where we were), to Australia (where Mel's bro Martin is). But there were a few problems... 1. It seemed like an awfully long way. 2. Crossing into Burma by land is not possible (legally). 3. Avoiding Burma, we'd have had to go over mountai ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand » Chiang Saen

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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