Making curry paste

Chiang Mai

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June 9th 2006
Chiang Mai is Thailand's second city, and while it's very spread out, it still maintains a small-town feel. Even more so than Khao San Road in Bangkok, it is very backpacker oriented with plenty of activities and tours to lighten the wallet. First challenge was a day at a Thai Cookery school, where we started at the local market to pick out the ingredients, by the end of which we were connoiss ... 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