So after lots of research Steve and I decided instead of Laos we would use the last part of our trip to travel back to Bangkok with stops along the way in another part of Thailand we didn't know. The central plains. First we had to get back to Chiang Mai. Remember the road with 762 bends! The alternatives were fly by Cessna, 25 mins. All booked. The local bus. Painfully slow. The VIP minibuses. Faster but not good for motion sickness. We decided on the minibus. The bends come thick and fast without straight bits in between so you are thrown left to right to left to right over and over. So I spent 2 hours wearing my eye mask, with my eyes closed holding Steves hand trying not to think how high up we
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