Road to Bhuping Palace

CHIANG MAI pt1

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March 5th 2011
Tuesday 22nd February Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand with a population of nearly 150,000. It is located 435 miles north of Bangkok, among the highest mountains in the country. As we flew into the airport we could see the mountainous region in all its glory. We negotiated a taxi to take us into town and we are quickly reminded of t ... 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