Mountain resort places. Other places like the Northern Areas which include Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir are also a choice. In the Philippines, the American colonial government built its first summer capital in Baguio to escape Manila's heat. In Turkey, city dwellers traditionally spent summer vacations at mountain resorts known as yaylas, to escape the summer heat. In Cyprus the most popular mountain resort is Platres In Thailand the third highest mountain is a popular resort at Doi Ang Kang in Chiangmai province Fang District. Mountain resort A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in a mountainous area. The
Inthawichayanon a grandson of "Prince Khamfan", the 3rd ruler of Chiangmai. He was concerned about the preservation of the mountain forests in the Thai highlands. Before he died he ordered that his remains be kept at Doi Luang, the highest mountain of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, which was renamed Doi Inthanon after his death. In 1883, a rumour that Queen Victoria of Great Britain intended to adopt his daughter, Dara Rasmi, spread from Burma to Chiangmai and Bangkok, alarmed Siamese government of British desire in Lanna. The Siamese King sent his brother, Prince Prince Bijitprijakara, to Chiangmai to forward the