Day 10: Back in Bangkok

We left Chiang Mai and flew back to Bangkok. Pretty uneventful. The flight was fine and so was the bus ride back into Bangkok. We checked into a guesthouse near the Hua Lompong trainstation. A place called the Train Inn that we had found in Lonely Planet. That is -- by far -- the worst place I have stayed ever. I truly regret not just sleeping in the street. And it was kinda expensive too. This should teach me to always check the rooms before accepting a place to stay.

Worst part was that later we went out looking for internet access and found a place called "@ Hua Lompong", which was a very nice place, cheaper and just as conviently located for going with an early train next morning.

In the end we decided not to take the train. It was 3rd class only and didn't go beyond Aranyaprathet. Instead we took a bus recommended by the staff at the train station. Somewhat nervous about that since the busses leaving Khao San apparently is scam-central. How could we be sure that this was better?

In the bus' favor was that it was recommended not only the train station staff but also an american expat living in Cambodia that we met. It didn't seem like there were anything in it for any of them to lie. Still a bit scary though!