Oh, it's time for my last entry. The bus back to Cairo was pretty uneventful. We arrived in Cairo just as it was getting dark and I haggled for a taxi to my hostel. I decided to stay at the same hostel as before - it helped to know where I was going. I checked in and dropped my stuff off then grabbed some dinner - I had been dreaming of a chicken sandwich from Mo'men since I had boarded that bus! The next day I just hung around and read my book, wandered aro...

This will be a short entry just detailing how the end of my jaunt through Asia went. The bus from Chiang Mai to Bangkok itself was not too bad - as far as overnight buses go it was perfectly reasonable. The only problem was that it dropped us off by Khao San road at 5:00 am. Half asleep, we were all forced to track down accomodation. I had tried to reserve a room at the guesthouse where my suitcase was being stored but was told that they, like most of the gue...