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Chiang Mai

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July 7th 2010
Chiang Mai is an ancient city with a city wall and a moat around it! It's pretty cool place. Everyone is trekking over here, but since I feel it's like a human zoo with tourists gawking at the natives, I instead decided to rent a motobike and bike around. The surrounding countryside is beautiful - mountains and valleys. I rented a bike for 3 days. On the first day I went up the mountain to see the ... 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