Wat Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai- Life in a Northern Town

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February 20th 2007
My time in Chaing Mai has come to an end as I hit the tarmac tomorrow for a plane bound for the islands and the greatly anticipated beach. Saturday: Following the trekking excursion I took a day off to just kick back and relax but did manage an outing to one of the "must sees" here. Arjan, the Dutch guy, and I negotiated a "mini bus" up to Wat Doi Suthep. It's an important temple for Thai Budd ... 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