Chiang Mai City Wall - Thapae Gate

At Thapae Gate, I saw about a dozen protesters standing next to the road, right hand raised in the Hunger Games salute, holding up signs against the country's lese majeste law. For obvious reasons, I have not posted photos of the protesters. A surprising number of vehicles honked as they drove by. This scene would have been unimaginable when I lived in Bangkok.

A Stranger in a Familiar Land - Part I: Chiang Mai

November 29th 2021
Prologue As you may recall from my New York blogfrom July, I decided to resume limited and cautious travel when I came to realize that Covid was here to stay. Up until mid-October, I was dithering on whether and where to go. My first preference was Singapore because I hadn't seen my family ... 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

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