Fording the river

Charming Chiang Mai

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January 15th 2006
The last week has been awesome! Chiang Mai is such a beautiful city with so much to see and do. It was such a refreshing change after the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. This is not to say that Chiang Mai is a small quiet city, on the contrary it is quite large and doesn't seem to sleep, but it has certain qualities that Bangkok lacks, such as personality and charm. If I was ever to come back to ... 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