me in front of a temple

Chiang Mai - one stop before the oasis

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May 12th 2007
I really should have sent this a few days ago but there is always something different to do... Anyways, let's get on with this traveling blurb. Chiang Mai was a brief episode but definitely worth seeing. I hooked up with two Ozzie guys on the overnight train and so they followed me to the hostel where I had booked a room. One reason why they wanted to hang out together was because it turned ou ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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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