Elephant Ride

Jungle Adventures

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March 9th 2009
Me again! Well, I made it up to Chiang Mai without much trouble and found a place to stay at the Libra Guesthouse, which has been my home the last few days. My flight arrived just as the sun set and it was a glorious red ball that slowly slipped behind the mountains. Unfortunately, the colouring is due to the intense air pollution this time of year because of bamboo forest burning. ... 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