Outside Temple in Chiang Mai Old Town

August 10th 2012
Chiang Mai We have always wanted to go to Chiang Mai and with the reputation of being a town to visit for treks, and a weekend retreat for locals, we were surprised to find it had a real arty feel to it with lots of coffee cafes and a quaint Old Town. We stayed a 20 minute walk out of town in Nimman which is a trendy area, a locals weekend retreat, so we grabbed a soft opening at a chic ... 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

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Lynne & Carl Moir

Tawa Kiwis

We love backpacking around SE Asia. We blog to keep interested family and friends up to date with our travels, but also to give travelers an idea of local costs. 2007: We traveled for 6 months through Vietnam, Thailand, India, Cambodia and Laos. 2012: We traveled for 6 months through Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. 2015: We are going to travel for 6months through Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia Language was never a problem, we never felt unsafe and we never had anything stolen. We would do it again in a flash and definitely recommend it! ... full info

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