Mom and Steve on their elephant

Songkran, Day Two!

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April 13th 2008
It was almost impossible to imagine that anything could top the fun we had yesterday, but I think that’s exactly what happened today. We had decided to book an all-day tour that would include several different activities: elephant riding, visits to Hill Tribe villages, swimming at a waterfall, lunch, and ride down the river on a bamboo raft. For about $25 per person, we had a van with a driver ... 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