Overlooking Chiang Mai

In March and April, the air is full of smoke from fires started on purpose in the mountains. They set fire to the ground brush every year to prevent dangerous forest fires and to enrich the soil. I picked the wrong time to be there... my throat hurt, my eyes stung and I never got to see blue skies.

Northern Thailand

February 19th 2009
Northern Thailand - Pai and Chiang Mai Pai is a village in the mountains of Northern Thailand along a scenic, winding road. At the higher elevations here, it was cold at night (40F), but very hot during the day (95F). The first two photos are from Pai. The rest of the photos are from Chiang Mai, the largest city in Northern Thailand... ... 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

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