Cicada (or something like that)

Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep and shopping

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August 1st 2014
Today - off at 8am to see the most famous temple around Chiang Mai...located outside the city, 3,500 feet above sea level. The setting is fabulous, and I particularly like the part of the story that says the site was chosen because a white elephant was selected to find the appropriate location...and after walking a long way and resting in various places, he got to the site, turned around 3 times, ... 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