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Last stop in Thailand (for now)

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December 3rd 2016
First full day in Chiang Rai. As we hadn't done our homework on the area (guide books left on the truck :-( ) we thought the best way to explore was to take a mini-bus tour. It was well worth it. We started at a tea plantation owned by the man who also owns Singha beer. It was in a beautiful setting with fields of cosmos growing alongside the tea bushes. Next on to the Monkey Caves where we were a ... 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