A blessing from the Buddhist monk

Charming Chiang Mai

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February 11th 2015
Chiang Mai was absolutely delightful, slightly cooler than the south of Thailand, and a real charming Thai city. As we emerged from the airport to see more than a hundred newly arrived tourists waiting for the official metred taxis, we deviated off to the right to flag down a red songthaew (a pick up with two bench seats), negotiated a 100 Baht fare and were soon at our hotel. Not something we wou ... 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