A couple of village kids, Lahu village

North Thailand

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November 24th 2007
I've spent the last few days in the north of Thailand, going on treks for 3 days from Chiang Mai and for 2 days near Chiang Rai. I'd hoped to do a bit more trekking and a bit less trailing round agencies looking for treks, but it seems to be pretty difficult to get more than a 3 day trek, and most of those involve driving round in a 4x4, elephant riding, rafting etc, leaving you to do about 2 hou ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai

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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