Chiang Mai - the Rose of the North

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February 10th 2009

Published: February 17th 2009

A 1 hour flight courtesy of Air Asia got us to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, saving us an overnight train journey of 12-14 hours! Our visit to Chiang Mai couldn't have been better timed, as Friday 6th Feb was the start of the annual Flower Festival. Chiang Mai is known as the "Rose of the North" for its variety of flowers which all come into bloom in early February. The annual Flower Festival ... Read Full Entry

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Dee and Lorna

After years of planning and saving, we finally quit our jobs, packed up our stuff and headed off on our Round The World trip on January 31st 2009. Our itinerary for the trip looked like this: Feb 2009 - Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam March - April 2009: Australia May - June 2009: New Zealand July - Aug 2009: Chile & Argentina After 7 months travelling, we've now returned home. But we still have a few blogs left to write, so keep an eye out for updates! We hope that you enjoy sharing our travel adventures with us and please feel free to leave some comments! ... full info

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