North to Chiang Mai
February 5th 2007 We eventually left the chaos of Bangkok and took the overnight train to Chiang Mai. We slept second class air con bunks (for about £10 each). The service was pretty good with a meal served to you seat (150 baht, about £2 each for soup, curry, chicken stir fry, rice and pineapple).
Chiang Mai is much more laid back and has a more Burmese influence. We noticed this in the produce in the markets
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