Chang Mai

Jungle Trekking

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March 20th 2006
20th March We awake on the sleeper in Chang Mai looking out the window of the train and notice that the scenery is very different. There are a lot of hills and wooden huts, this is a welcome brake from the bustling metropolis of Bangkok. We were picked up by our trekking guide Joshua and shipped over to out guesthouse in the back of an open pick up truck, stopping for coffee and some o ... 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