Picture postcard - Big Buddha beach

Last stop Chiang Mai

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June 10th 2006
All good things must come to an end - we reluctantly prepare to leave Koh Tao and head north to Chiang Mai for the final stint of our travels in Thailand. The thought of swapping beach life for city life is not particularly attractive when we recall the heat and intensity of Bangkok compared to the sea breezes and relaxed atmosphere of the islands. Despite this we say our goodbyes, head to the por ... 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