I had a good sleep last night and I really do feel that I’ve left purgatory and I know that might sound a little harsh,  but Thailand is just better. 

I could not get a direct bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Mai so I got a bus to Chiang Rai and now I’m having a snack while I wait for my connecting bus. 

It’s just more civilised in Thailand in many ways. As soon as you cross the border the roads the shops,  everything is just so much better.  It’s cheaper and better. 

The driving is so much smoother here and no one blasts the horn unless they have too. They queue and have patience, you feel safer. Mind you we did go through two police control check points. They check everyone’s ID except mine of course because it’s pretty obvious I’m a foreigner,  but they are very polite when they ask me to step out the bus. They do this partly to check for drugs because we are in the Golden Triangle after all.

Time to go and leave the wifi for the bus. ….