Snack before the ride

Green Curry!

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October 30th 2007
Chiang Mai was a great city - very relaxing! Starting with the train ride from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. I decided to trust the rumours that all overnight trains are not as bad as China and I ended up with a 1st class ticket. Holy Cow - i'd say its not the same as China. I got there early and was just able to walk onto the car and find my room - no pushing or waiting for an hour to get a 2 min wi ... 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