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Chiang Mai - Jewel of the North

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January 24th 2012
We did not realize our train was approaching the station in Chiang Mai, so we drowsily grabbed for our bags and tumbled out of the train, fearing it might continue on with us still inside!Luckily the rush was not needed; Chiang Mai was the train’s final destination.We haggled with a few taxi trucks outside the station, and finally hopped in along with a guy from the UK and another from Vermont.& ... 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