Ahka women with child

Northern Adventures: Day 1

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June 23rd 2006
Friday morning we hopped on a plane and headed north for a little weekend R&R. Our first destination was the city of Chiang Rai which is the northern most city in Thailand. From the airport we drove into town and made a quick stop at our hotel to drop off our stuff and have what would be our first of many large Buffet meals of the weekend. I have to think these restaurants loose money when a big ... 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