After curing our jet lag on the beach in southern Thailand, Phuket and Phang Nga Bay, we hopped a one-and-a-half-hour, one-way flight to the northern province and city of Chiang Mai. Joel was a tad hesitant to do so given the recent track record of Air Asia and its affiliates, but it was the same price as a 12+ hour overnight train ride and so we braved it. It couldn’t have been smoother and more efficient. Whew! As an aside,…
