TREK!

A walk in the park

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September 10th 2005
Chiang Mai has totally restored my faith in Thailand. Bangkok, in all its frenetic glory, had left us exhausted and shell-shocked... as evidenced by how we spent our last day, a movie and Pizza Hut. Chiang Mai, on the other hand, despite being Thailand's second-largest city, felt infinitely more manageable. It's still a very "Thai" city, as evidenced by the ubiquitous food stalls, and tuk-tuks, bu ... 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