Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, Thailand
I took my bike back at 7:30 this morning and while waiting for the shop to open, I toured the market. I tried some coconut balls which were delicious-
I returned to my guesthouse and lounged until 11, then walked to the dentist. I got in early and in no time my tooth was filled, I had called a Bolt- (like Uber) motorcycle and I was at the bus station. I hadn’t bought a ticket because I had no idea how long my appointment would be so was pissed off to hear “Chiang Rai is sold out until tomorrow!” There are at least a dozen buses that go every day! Of course I argued with the guy that there were seats online even though he had already shown me the zeros on the computer screen. But, being me, I found the site, picked the bus, filled in my information and then when it was time to pick a seat, there were none. Shit. Oh well, I could cancel my room, find a place close by and be on the first bus in the morning. Then, a miracle happened. The man who moderates traffic at the entrance came to me and asked if I was going to Chiang Rai. I explained the situation and he said he knew and he had two tickets leaving today at 4 pm! I should buy a lottery ticket!
Meanwhile I had a few hours to kill so walked to a nearby huge modern mall-
I checked out the prices for beef in the supermarket. $146.00 and $133.00/ kilo-
It was horrible because it was a whole lot of bones. I only ate about 3 mouthfuls, then thought this is worse than eating a poorly filleted fish. I don’t know what it tasted like because it was so spicy my mouth burned. Why do people think spicy hot is flavour?
I hope to do a 2 day motorcycle loop to the Golden Triangle starting tomorrow. I don’t think it will be nearly as gruelling as Mae Hong Son. I also booked my shuttle to Chiang Khong for Thursday. I’m not taking any chances with not having a way to get there!
P.S.
The most important things in my backpack! The kettle is new this trip and the whole inside heats so water boils in less than a minute-
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