Chiang Rai Clock

Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pai (It Rhymes!)

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June 1st 2011
We were going to go straight to Chiang Mai but after chatting to a girl on the overnight bus to the border, we thought that we would break the journey up by having a couple of days in Chiang Rai. Although it doesn't have any spectacular sights to speak of, it is full of that Thai hospitality and seemed much less touristy than other parts. We checked into a hostel, which although we didn'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