Travel plans

I've now got a good idea of how and when I will be moving on from Bangkok.
My plan is to enter Laos from the north as soon as possible.

I've arranged to get my Laos Tourist visa monday night, and I've booked an overnight train ticket to Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand). I also had the option to fly into Chiang Rai (Further north and closer to Laos-Thai border), but it was more expensive and since I knew I would have little chance of taking the train again in my travels (except for small parts of Cambodia); I wanted to experience it.

As it stands now, I'm leaving Bangkok Monday night, arriving in Chiang Mai tuesday at noon (12 hr train ride). I'm then probably going to spend the night in Chiang Mai so that on wednesday I should be able to cross the Thai-Laos border.

Once I've left Thailand, my internet access will be a lot more sporadic, and as such, so will my updates...