View from Doi Suthep of Chiang Mai

Northen Thailand

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October 15th 2006
After our overnight train from Bangkok we arrive in Chiang Mai, our accomodation was basic, but the owners were very friendly, it was like we were staying at their home. On the day we arrived we were taken to visit Chiang Mai's biggest Wat, Wat Doi Suthep which is 700m above the town. So the drive up was a very steep and winding path, but never the less yet another stunning temple, were we got ... 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