Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Chiang Mai & the Golden Triangle

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July 16th 2008
Chiang Mai and the Golden Triangle Today we are sitting in Chiang Rai after a few eventful days in the north of Thailand. We arrived in Bangkok on Saturday night and then flew to Chiang Mai on Sunday morning. Chiang Mai is an easy going city and fun to visit. We spent Sunday afternoon exploring before heading to the hotel pool to cool off. We explored the Sunday markets after dinner ... 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