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North to Chiang Rai!

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December 29th 2006
Rolling Down the River We woke at 6am to catch a bus north to the town of Tha Ton. Capri said the scenery was quite beautiful, however, Jarrod and I missed a fair bit because we were snoozing. Just a brief stop in Tha Ton for some noodle soup and we then boarded a long-tailed boat down the river to the city of Chiang Rai. The boat was full of other tourists, 12 people and luggage to b ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Rai

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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