Still very sleepy from spending the night in a bus seat, I woke up as my bus entered Chiang Mai. The first project was to find a cup of coffee to wake up.
As I knew I would be staying in Chiang Mai for a while, I wanted to find a good and cheap place. One place was too expensive, another cheap but too far away from the city. When I got to the Diva Guesthouse and was quoted 100 bhat for a dorm bed I knew I had found my place.
Arriving to Thailand from India can only be described as a positive shock. Everything feels amazingly organised, clean and calm.
There is suddenly:
- No honking!
- Great roads with trafic lights and side walks
- Lots of big cars
- No staring
- Lots of lots of tourists
- Western food available anywhere
- No cows in the street
- A 7-eleven at every street corner
- WiFi everywhere
- No power cuts
I spent the day chilling out at the hostel and getting to know a few of the other travellers. Still being tired from the bus ride I went to bed early. Even sharing the room with four other guys I slept like a baby.
