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Driving from Chiang Mai airport into downtown
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Quite a good road into downtown Chiang Mai
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A mega shopping mall in Chiang Mai
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Shopping malls are standard fare in most Asian cities nowadays :-(
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--and this- mega housing projects
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Ethnic jewellery being made (and please don't use your mobile phone while working!)
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Ethnic jewellery being turned out
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The beads are carefully strung together
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A sales lady near pure Thai silk scarves
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The sales girls were pretty pushy
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A sales girl trying to make a sale
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Wooden artwork for sale in the handicraft workshop
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Jade elephants in miniature
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The now ubiquitous Honda Scoopy motor scooter
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No more handicraft factories for me- here is Chiang Mai train station
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A preserved steam locomotive outside CM train station
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Rear of the preserved steam locomotive outside CM station
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Camwhoring inside the coal tender of the preserved steam locomotive
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In the steam engine's driver's cab
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Trying to take on a tyipcal driver-like pose
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View of the track ahead from the driver's seat
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Final shot of moi in the driver's cab
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A modern diesel locomotive about to leave CM station with her charge
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The diesel is about to depart CM now
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Far view of the CM- Bangkok overnight express
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The overnight express has a more powerful locomotive
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The overnight express to Bangkok prepares to leave CM station
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Destination board on the side of one of the train cars
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Two lovely Thai ladies on the platform
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Far view of CM train station from trackside
