The bus to Mae Sot was only scheduled for 20h00, which meant a
relatively long wait—not only a long wait, but a very inconvenient
4h00 arrival in May Sot.
The bus trip was comfortable and uneventful, but our arrival
coincided with pouring rain, leaving me to cycle the few kilometres
into town in darkness and bucketing rain. I arrived sopping wet at the
Porn-The Hotel. Despite the name, it was actually a pretty decent
place. LOL.
I was a tad ahead of myself in saying I was going to India. India was
more than 1,500 kilometres away, and I still needed to traverse
Myanmar (again) to pick up an Indian visa, hopefully without losing
my passport this time. At the time, the only border crossing between
the two countries was in the remote northern region of India and
Myanmar. The area was restricted, and one needed a special permit,
which I understood could be purchased in Yangon.