Looking across the Mekong River towards Laos

So long Chiang Mai, hello Chiang Khong

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February 15th 2006
Well, am a bit behind on my travel diary as i've spent the last few days in wonderful laos, but more on that later. at the minute, we are talking northern thailand. after finishing my last entry in chiang mai, some of the group headed off to a massage at the local lady's "correction centre", or prison to you and me. didn't know what to expect really, whether it would be big bruising women who ... 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