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Jungle Adventures

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June 17th 2010
Stephanie? No Stephan! Stephanie? No Stephan! A Thai trek guide was picking up a French tourist and Luke, a Brit I met on the overnight train to Chiang Mai, bright and early in the morning. I decided to tag along on the treking adventure. We had a Sunday afternoon before we took off and took in the Sunday market that included excellent food, plenty of trinkets, clothes, and even a beauty con ... 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