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Arrival in Chiang Mai

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January 26th 2007
Wow now that was a long flight. We left Kauai on the afternoon of Janurary 23 and spent the night in Oahu so we could catch the 8:30 AM China Air flight to Bangkok. China Air was pretty nice but we had stops in Narita (Japan) and Tapei (Taiwan) before arriving on the 1:30 AM in Bangkok (January 26). We decided to just hang at the new Bangkok Airport, Suvarnabumi, until the first morning flight ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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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