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Trekking: Humble in the Jungle

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February 22nd 2008
I write this while on a bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong on the border with Laos. I'll take the opportunity to blame any spelling or grammatical errors on the fact the driver has decided to test just how hard he can push the shock absorbers. It doesn't help being right at the back of the bus either. To think I used to think the bus between Wolverhampton and Tong was bumpy! Its comforting to be ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand » Chiang Khong

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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