Apple with a puppy

Chinese New Year in Chiang Mai

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January 30th 2006
It's Monday evening, January 30 and time to get you up to date... My last blog entry left off with me leaving Bangkok on a sleeper train bound for Chiang Mai (city north of Bangkok - 13 hour train ride). What's it like on an overnight train ride? First off, let me give you the logistics. To my knowledge, there are 3 classes of seats on Thailand trains. My train car was a 2nd class sleep ... 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