Train to Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

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June 27th 2006
We said sad good-byes to the beautiful beaches of Thailand and finally headed north. Chiang Mai was our first stop. We booked ourselves onto one of the you-have-to-do-this-when-you-are-in-Chiang-Mai cooking courses and wowed ourselves by making (and eating) spring rolls, green curry, chicken with basil leaves, green papaya salad, pad thai and fried banana and toffee icecream! We had to be rolle ... 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