Allee at the Stupa

Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur: Temples and Towers

---

April 5th 2008
Chiang Mai reminded us a lot of Luang Prabang, mainly because of the sheer number of temples there. Allee claims it must have the most temples per square kilometre in the world, something we are now spreading as fact. And so, as we walked tryihng to find particular temples we would also have a look at a few others which were not in the guidebook and were pleasantly empty. We also had a look at ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

---

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