Having stayed in Chiang Mai on 4 trips and on the first of those did a day trip to Chiang Rai, they are both old Thai city states. King Mengrai founded the city of Chiang Mai (meaning "new city") in 1296, and it succeeded Chiang Rai as capital of the Lann
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Eulahdgkvy 830 days ago
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lilylove93 870 days ago
Clearly photoshoped.
StLouisMan2 870 days ago
There you have it.
SeanHickeyUK 870 days ago
Sorry, were people who don't know how to Google complaining about Rai/Mai? They're two different areas
tisjoje 870 days ago
Ahhh stephen could you be wrong?
Elaine44X 870 days ago
Is Chiang Rai the place with the large clock on a roundabout which plays lights and music at 8pm?
MunichSimon 870 days ago
hey whatcha doing in Thailand is this for Top Gear?
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mimithinks 870 days ago
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_mollynurse 870 days ago
He means this is proof that he is going to Chiang Rai and not Chiang Mai!!
bjhowell 870 days ago
Chiang Fry?
princessbellend 870 days ago
You realise Chang Mai and Chang Rai are two seperate places right? Chang Rai is a little furthur north
simonbetterton 870 days ago
Don't tell Berlusconi. He'll claim it for Italy.
PhoebesChild 870 days ago
My my, so it is!
ubongipps 870 days ago
Having stayed in Chiang Mai on 4 trips and on the first of those did a day trip to Chiang Rai, they are both old Thai city states. King Mengrai founded the city of Chiang Mai (meaning "new city") in 1296, and it succeeded Chiang Rai as capital of the Lann
tardisreddwarf 870 days ago
I'm a believer
Ozavanti 870 days ago
Surely its not that hard to look up a map to see that both places exist! #dumbarsesforcegoodpeopleofftwitter
cheryllim 870 days ago
Er ... Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai are two different places.