Up, Up, and Away

First posting - LAX to Japan to Bangkok to Chiang Mai

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June 2nd 2008
Sa wa dee krup (that's Hello in Thai) So this is my first blog posting. It's pretty much Day 2 here at homebase at the YMCA in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We left Los Angeles on Friday, May 30 and arrived in Narita, Japan on Saturday, May 31. The flight took about 10 hours. Thanks to a couple of drinks at LAX and couple on the plane, plus a couple of delicious cookies made the ride very ... 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