Ping Nakara

Chiang Mai, day three

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August 17th 2013
Last night after dinner by the river Ping, we went to the night market. There was lots of stuff on offer aimed at tourists, including a group of lady boys in bright colored feathery costumes! We explained to the kids that those ladies were not ladies, but I'm not sure they believed us. And frankly I'm not surprised! We had time this morning, Saturday, for a little more walking around Ch ... 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