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Chiang Dao Nest

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May 30th 2008
Right we have made it to Chiang Dao. This is pretty much as far north as we are planning to go. The coutryside here is pretty amazing. Certainly I think it is the first time I have been to proper 'rain forest'. It is an interesting (???) fact that in the 50's 70% of Thailand was forest. By the turn of the century this had fallen to only 20% and currently the Thai government is making effort ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Dao

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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