Chiang Mai architecture

Hot, happy and just a little confused

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February 21st 2006
The travelling fools are at it again! We’re loving it so much here in Chiang Mai that we’ve decided to stay another four days, but with it being so hot (33-34deg) we determined that for at least the last couple of days we should find a place with a swimming pool. Off we went to check out a place in the old town, The Tamarind, that is well reviewed. The Old Town is full of traditional Thai arch ... 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