
Jeanine returned to the US today per our original plan. I have decided to extend my travels in Asia for another two weeks. Given the time and expense to get here, the completed day-for-night recalibration of my body clock, and the fact that I have no pressing need to return, it was an easy decision. I spent the better part of the day at my hotel applying for online visas to Myanmar and India and making new travel bookings. I then headed into Bangkok where I purchased additional memory cards for my camera before catching the overnight train to Chiang Mai. For whatever reason, I had pictured this train as being a bit more glamorous than it actually was. The beds were formed by folding down the regular day seats and were significantly less than comfortable. The toilet left me convinced never to stroll along the train tracks of Thailand. A slow and tedious ride, it was none the less an exciting way to start the second half of my adventure.