Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and back to Bangkok
December 9th 2013 The city of Chiang Mai is surrounded by the remnants of a old wall and moat. It's around 700K from Bangkok, and while this might conjure up images of stepping into a bygone era, it is far from this. Thailand is very much a 21st century country, there appears to be a burgeoning middle class, the roads are in good shape and the rickety buildings of forty years are few and far between.
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