Passengers on the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai will get this view during the day. -- GISELE SOO/The Star
Long queues of travellers crowded the boarding gate at the Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (or Bang Sue Grand Station) in Bangkok, Thailand, on a warm evening.
Like us, they were mostly backpackers, but there were some locals too, all waiting to board the overnight train headed to the northern city of Chiang Mai.
