Break time!

After the hilltribe trek

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August 31st 2006
We've just arrived back to Chiang Mai safe and sound after a 3 day trek in the hills - more like jungle!! to visit the several hilltribes. The walking conditions were difficult as there were lots of steep inclines/declines, muddy and slippery tracks as well passing through tons of rice paddy fields. Armed with our bamboo walkin sticks and a backpacks we walked about 30km in total (about 4 hours ... 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