Night market in Chiang Rai

Thailand. A new adventure. Day 9. January 2, 2008

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January 5th 2008
Wednesday. January 2. Chiang Rai. Are we on the National Geographic Channel? This morning we drive from Chiang Rai to visit three of the six tribes of hill people who populate the north. The people sell their wares from tiny stands on either side of dirt paths. We have been encouraged to buy treats for the children. I buy a dozen toothbrushes thinking they might need them after the s ... 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