School kids playing the Sunday Night Market

Chiang Mai

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September 5th 2006
Well, the bus ride wasn't that bad, although I ended up with an awful circk in my neck. Never been good at sleeping on transport. I arrived at 8am and was able to get into my hotel right away. I slept until 1 - then went for a massage. I'm a big fan of the foot, palm, shoulder massage. 1 hour; 200 baht. That's about $7. OK, so I don't go to the pretty places, but it's cheap! You lay on one ... 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