Sleeping arrangements in the Village

Day 4 - 1st Day of Trek - somewhere 2 hours north of Chiang Mai

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April 21st 2007
Jungle Queen Today was the first day of our trek, we met with our leader Chai and our local guide Bun. On meeting Bun he pointed at me and went Lady Boy - now I have tried and tried to put a positive spin on this one, but no matter which way you look at it being called a lady boy when you are a female can't really be a complement. Chai also gave us thai nicknames - I was Taeng which me ... 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