Pai to Chiang Mai via "Mini Bus"

So it turns out that I didn't have a mini bus on the way Pai,I have a mini van, apparently much different.
Both are the same price but the mini bus is much more spacious than the mini van. Thankfully it also drives slower. Doesn't take that much longer it just drives less crazy. Corners still made me fall of my seat sometimes but other than that I was good. I decided to come back to Chiang Mai with two girls I met in Pai in time to catch the lantern festival. More on that later.

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