Will be leaving for Chiangmai for this weekend for a one week trip. This is a long needed getaway since my last vacation in April.
However, I made the mistake for not doing proper research before booking my tickets. Was "distracted' by cheap fares offered by Air Asia. Should have known that it is too good to be true. Only found out belatedly that September is the wettest month of the year, and it may even flood (it did last year September).
My plan is to fly to Bangkok, then take a night train to Chiangmai. I did get a lot of "whys" for this, but I was simply sold on the idea of doing something different, meeting people on the train and enjoying the scenery (early in the morning) just before arriving Chiangmai [ok, I might have romanticized it a bit in my mind].
Current weather forecast for Chiangmai looks like this:
And all my travel photos could possibly turn out like this:
or this:
However, I made the mistake for not doing proper research before booking my tickets. Was "distracted' by cheap fares offered by Air Asia. Should have known that it is too good to be true. Only found out belatedly that September is the wettest month of the year, and it may even flood (it did last year September).
My plan is to fly to Bangkok, then take a night train to Chiangmai. I did get a lot of "whys" for this, but I was simply sold on the idea of doing something different, meeting people on the train and enjoying the scenery (early in the morning) just before arriving Chiangmai [ok, I might have romanticized it a bit in my mind].
Current weather forecast for Chiangmai looks like this:
And all my travel photos could possibly turn out like this:
How I wish I can do the "rain rain go away, come a again another day, in Chiangmai I want to play" thingy, and voila, sunny days for seven days straight! But I am a realistic person. I will be very happy as long as the rain is short, and there is no flood.
Apparently, the Northern line to Chiangmai was shut down a few days ago because part of the rail tracks was damaged due to a mudslide somewhere along the route. Fortunately, State Railway of Thailand just stated that the line is re-opened as of today. Finger-crossed that it will stay strong until after I get my ass to Chiangmai.
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