Chedi Luang

Chiang Mai and Bangkok III

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May 31st 2008
Our next stop was a backpacker classic - Chiang Mai up in the north. Our first day was spent exploring some of the city's many impressive temples and ruins. The most spectacular was Chedi Luang, which was in fact a ruined temple - its majestic stupa towering above the surrounding buildings. Aside from the charms of the city itself, most travellers head to Chiang Mai to embark on one of the popu ... 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