Day #148: The overnight train to Chiang Mai
August 29th 2013 I took the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Apparently this is not a popular way for Thais get there: the carriage was practically all Westerners and Japanese tourists, only one Thai woman travelling with her baby. It's not hard to work out why: the journey is supposed to take 14 hours compared to under two by plane, and flying is only slightly more expensive (cheaper, in fact, if y
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