Larp of Chiang Mai

IT IS ONLY since the 1920s that the north of Thailand has become accessible — before the opening of a railroad, it often took several weeks of arduous journey, on elephant or by boat, before reaching the northern capital, Chiang Mai. This isolation from the central plains, the heartland of Thai culture, meant that northern architecture, language and many other aspects of life evolved differently. Northern food, for example, is not as hot, nor does it use coconut cream in curries. The food i