The Black Temple

If At First You Don't Succeed, Thai, Thai, Thai Again

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April 29th 2016
It was time to give Thailand another chance - this time we were going to explore the north. We started off in Chiang Rai, a nice town a couple of hours from Chiang Mai. The place was pretty cool, laid back and foodie, with a load of decent bars (although with a fairly obvious underbelly - how many all-night massage parlours does one small town need?). We had a fairly heavy night at one of the bars ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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