Shaman blowing on E's legs

Country Hopping - Thailand, Myannmar, Laos

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September 11th 2012
This was an incredible day, busy, but definitely one for the memory of a lifetime books. We drove up to Mae Sai, a town on the border with Myannmar (still called Burma here). Our guide helped us fast track across the border for a few hours of sightseeing. It was raining more today than any other day, but none of us going to Myannmar cared. ( I'll still never get the people that choose to stay ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Sai

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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