Women from Lisa and Akha Tribes

Thailand - Chang Rai, Chang Mai and back to Bangkok

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October 15th 2011
The next day we were fully rested and up at 06.00 to take a look at the river and the large Buddha. As it was such a lovely morning we also walked up to the Golden Triangle viewpoint where you can see the three countries – Thailand, Laos and Burma. This was where a lot of illegal trading went on, of drugs, animals, children and guns, up to about 20 years ago when the Government of Thailand clamp ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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