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Our third visit to this fascinating city, to revisit known sites and to use as a starting point for journeys north, this time to Mae Hong Son, near the Burmese border.
After an overnight journey by train from Ayuttaya we arrive at Chiang Mai to find it just as we remembered – the spotless, tiled railway station, bustling with travellers, an information booth, shops and cafes and a crowd of drivers touting for business – tuk-tuks, taxis, songkeows and buses.
We are happy to walk to our guest-house, Galare, on the bank of the River Ping, along the route we know so well, arriving to find the same friendly and welcoming lady manager we remember from previous visits.
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