Stuck in Chiang Mai
Well it seems we are having some trouble leaving Chiang Mai! Its been a combination of incorrect information, full buses and the language barrier and has resulted in a little frustration and 2 extra nights (so far) in Chiang Mai. We still don't actually have a bus ticket but we have paid a man who works at the guesthouse where we are staying 50 Baht to organise it for us so we are hoping that by the time we get back we will have tickets to Udon Thani. If not I don't know what we are going to do.. possibly go into Laos from the north which should be easy enough to organise (although we thought that about getting a bus to Udon Thani too!). Either way we have four days to leave the country.. eep!
To be honest the problem is partly our fault because we are being a little picky about our transport. The trip to Udon Thani is 13 hours so we want to go by first class bus (which really just means it has air conditioning and comfy seats..) I dont think I could do 13 hours squished into a tin can bus!!! Also the first class buses have special departure times which means we would get in at a normal hour and not at 2am.. which is important because we will need to find somewhere to stay... fussy fussy!
Aside from our departure difficulties Chiang Mai has been great... lots of shopping!
We will update again soon (hopefully from Udon Thani!)
Wish us luck!
To be honest the problem is partly our fault because we are being a little picky about our transport. The trip to Udon Thani is 13 hours so we want to go by first class bus (which really just means it has air conditioning and comfy seats..) I dont think I could do 13 hours squished into a tin can bus!!! Also the first class buses have special departure times which means we would get in at a normal hour and not at 2am.. which is important because we will need to find somewhere to stay... fussy fussy!
Aside from our departure difficulties Chiang Mai has been great... lots of shopping!
We will update again soon (hopefully from Udon Thani!)
Wish us luck!