Helen putting her locks in the hands of a local barber

First week in a nutshell

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February 20th 2008
Well, so far it has been pretty action packed. Arrived safely in Bangkok and spent 3 days and 2 nights there looking at all the tourist destinations and the famous Khoa San Road. Stayed in a very nice hotel courtesy of my wonderful parents and the accomodation so far hasn't matched it! Everything is so cheap, it is amazing, seem to be buying far too much though considering that my bag is already t ... 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