The Northern Thailand region shares borders with Myanmar
(Burma) and Laos, as well as Central Thailand and Isaan
(North-East Thailand).
Surrounded by the tallest mountains in Thailand, Northern
Thailand is cooler than the rest of the usually sweltering
country and thus particularly popular in December and
January. In the mountains at night temperatures occasionally
dip below freezing, although in the plains the daily average
is rarely less than 25 Centigrade.
Culturally, Northern Thailand shows heavy influences
from the neighboring cultures of Myanmar and Yunnan (China).
The kingdoms of Lanna (centered at Chiang Mai) and Sukhothai
were the first historical Thai nations.
Much of northern Thailand was for a long time off limits
due to a series of Communist insurgencies and Myanmar's
drug battles and civil wars spilling over the border.
Both problems have been largely resolved, although caution
is still advised near the border with Myanmar in the provinces
of Tak and Mae Hong Son.
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