elephant

it's true what they say about people from the north...

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January 24th 2008
spent the past couples of days in northern thailand in city of chiang mai. two flights to get there, less then 6 hrs... much better option then over 16 hr night train! chiang mai is an amazing city, full of people and cars, but still has the nature feel... arrived in chiang mai on sunday the 19th... great day to arrive as there's a Sunday Market, blocking off more then 6 blocks of the downtown ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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