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title: "The night train north"
date: "2023-01-24"
location: "Chiang Mai"
country: "Thailand"
lat: 18.7883
lng: 98.9853
photos: 3
weather: true
weatherData: { tempMin: 14.3, tempMax: 29.4, code: 1, precipitation: 0, windMax: 10.5, source: "open-meteo", recordedAt: "2026-09-06T08:32:20.336Z" }
---

Thirteen hours, a bunk with a curtain, and a man with a trolley who appeared every ninety minutes whether or not anybody wanted anything.

Woke somewhere past Lampang with the window full of green and no idea what time it was. Best sleep of the trip so far.