That's all from China

Phase 2 of my travels is complete, and less than 24 hours after arriving into Hong Kong, I flew out to Bangkok, and within an hour of reaching the city center I was on an overnight bus to Chiang Mai.

I'd prearranged to leave Hong Kong fast as I'd already spent some time there in the past, but on arrival I really regretted my plans of a swift exit. Getting there had been such an effort, overnight trains followed by crossing Chinese and Hong Kong borders on foot, and then mulitiple rammed subways trains before getting stuck in a station lift. It was also a shame because i'd forgotten what a great city Hong Kong is. But the biggest disappointment is the fact that I'm flying out. At the time of booking this adventure I hadn't thought too much about including the short flight, but now, having come so far overland it seems wrong to jump out of the route.

Still, it's done now and time for me to go it alone. I'm going to miss the last group a lot too. Having such a large group meant it took a little longer for us all bond as effectively, but I think we'd all gotten to know each other reasonably well by the end. I'm a little nervous of how well I'll make it round the continent on my own though, but think i'm doing ok considering yesterday morning all I knew was that my flight left Hong Kong at 17.00 with no other plans after that. Near to last minute I realise my flight was actually at 14.25. I managed to make it ok though, then almost immediately found a bus at the other end to get me all the way up to Chaing Mai and finally at 6am find somewhere to stay upon my arrival. This should be easy!