Butlers Brother

Hilltribe Trek

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January 29th 2007
Armed with our trekking gear, floppy hats and walking sticks we wave goodbye to civilisation and head for the hills on our three day trek. Our journey began with an elephant ride through the jungle followed by a three hour hike to our first hilltribe hut pearched half way up a mountain next to a waterfall. But there was no hot shower to look forward to upon arrival, instead our sweaty bodies had t ... 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