Chiang Mai

Thai culture encapsulated - a temple to capitalism next to a plain old temple.

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May 25th 2007
Prologue: Laos Weary and saddle-sore from a three-hour offroad ordeal at the hands of a driver who they suspected may have been moonlighting as The Stig on Top Gear, our heroes arrived back at the offices of the Gibbon Experience in Huay Xai in one piece (just about). Barely had they splurged what little kip they had left on overpriced imported chocolate - outside the country, the Lao ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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