Hotel courtyard paths

Arriving in Chiang Mai

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July 6th 2007
Thursday, July 5 We left Bangkok early - 10:30 AM flight - and arrived in Chiang Mai at 11:45 AM. Chiang Mai is 370 miles north of Bangkok into the mountain areas. We had arranged for the hotel to pick us up at the airport - Leslie had suggested this since metered taxis are not that common in Chiang Mai. We are staying at a boutique hotel - The Yaang Come Village. It has 42 rooms grouped in ... 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