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Chiang Mai

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April 6th 2009
Hi everyone. The weather is wonderful here ( sorry ), a bit cooler than in Bangkok which is great and a lot fresher. We have had trouble getting train tickets for our future travels - everything has been booked out for the next 10 days due to the Songkran festival which is the Thai New Year. We have found cheap air flights though so we're not worried. Jack is looking forward to the Songkran fe ... 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