Elephants

Getting Lucky

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April 23rd 2006
Got to Chaing Mai today, just in time because resort living was going to ruin me for the hostel circuit. But my guesthouse does have a pool! It is freakin' hot here. I wondered around the area near my guesthouse yesterday afternoon and stumbled on a multi-block street market that goes on every Sunday. In my wonderings, I also saw two temples (of course, I am a temple junkie). The first was ... 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