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day 5 - chiang mai

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June 21st 2010
woke up in our sleepers on the train about 3hrs short of chaing mai.. views out the window were amazin, lush jungle mountains as far as the eye could see. Arriving in chiang mai we were met by hundreds of crazy taxi drivers fighting for our custom but we blagged a free lift from a local lady heading into town. we quickly found a hotel, threw the bags in and went explorin the old town. we found ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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