The Bus The first part of journey to Chiang Mai was an overnight government bus trip up to Bangkok. We left Phuket at 17.30, due to arrive at 6.00 in the morning. The bus was suprisingly comfortable, though a bit short on leg room and a bit cold due to excessive air con. We were the only non-thais on the bus, which is always a good sign that you're on the right bus! About half way, the bus stopped and a man was shouting at us in Thai, and we didn't have a clue what was going on. It turned out that we had stopped for a late meal, which was pleasant. About 20 minutes later, everyone was again shouting in thai, we managed to pick out the word Phuket and guessed this meant "get back
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