Stuck in the Mud

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Chiang Mai!!

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May 30th 2011
It's a long'un i'm afraid.... We arrived at Chiang mai and as usual were met by numerous hotel touts. We went to the tourist information desk where a guy told us we could get a free ride into the old city to look at his hotel and if we didn’t like it could simply leave and go look elsewhere, so we agreed. The hotel was ok but quite far from the markets and main backpacker area so we ... 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