Setting fit for a king in city of Chiang Mai.(Travel) From: The Washington Times | Date: July 31, 1999| Author: Slusser, Richard | COPYRIGHT 1999 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Chiang Mai is the second-largest city in Thailand and home of one of the country's major universities. It also is near the northern jungle area inhabited by the hill tribes, and it is known for a bustling night market.

Visitors often travel on their own or in group tours to visit one of the nearby elephant camps, where they can feed the animals, take elephant rides and watch trainers lead the animals into the Ping River for a bath and a drink.

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