Snake Charmer

Chiang Mai: A summary of sorts.

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February 17th 2008
By the time you are reading this we will be back from our trek. However I am typing this on Sunday 17th Feb - just because if I were to leave it until after our jungle trip I'm sure many of the things I have to say about Chiang Mai and the last couple of days will be forgotten. It's hard to summarise Chiang Mai as a place. Prior to arriving I had the impression it was the hub of the north, but ... 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