The train went so slow, was a stopping service. Our 12 hour journey turned into 17hrs!! I had a lower deck so wasn't too uncomfortable and I also I got enough rest as there wasn't much else to do. Eventually we arrived in Chiang Mai. I shared with another girl and we paid120 Bhat taxi ride for one that should have cost 40 Bhat...starting to learn. After I checked in I visited the Sunday market for a bit of shopping. Saw more temples. I got picked up for a Thai ...

After my 20 hour flight via Dubai, gaining 6 hours of time, a train, sky train and a tuk tuk later I strolled into Soi Rambutti just off Khoa San road to the Wild Orchard accommodation I had booked for my first night. It was really weird having been around people around me the whole time and now it was just me in probably the strangest city I could think of. It felt a bit isolated in the hotel so I decided to book into a guest house the next day. A tuk tuk driv...