Nellie

Trekking

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January 22nd 2005
The train ride up here was brilliant (although the squat toilet wasn't much fun) and we got our passports back today! Woo hoo! Have been trekking in the hills today and rode an elephant! Also went bamboo rafting and visited the Karen tribe. None of you would believe me if I told you the place we are staying in has a hole in the window, bare wires hanging above the shower, holes in the sheets ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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