Wat Pra Singh

Sweating and Making Friends in Chiang Mai

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June 26th 2008
After passing out at 8:30 the night before, I was wide awake by 5:30 am. Afraid of starting my day too early, I hung out in the room for a while catching up on email and trying out Skype. It was great to be able to hold a conversation over the internet, although I ran out of internet time mid-conversation and had to cut my chatting time short. The Sri-Tokyo Hotel included breakfast in the pric ... 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