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I had to make two of them when I was in Chiang Mai - the nearest border crossing is Mae Sai, SIX HOURS by bus. I didn't really feel like staying in Mea Sai or Tachileik, Myanmar overnight, so I crossed the border, spent 30 minutes browsing around the market, crossed back and got my new visa, got back on the bus, and then SIX HOURS back to Chiang Mai [They did show some pretty interesting Thai movies along the way though].

The second time I went a few days early to join a group of people from the camp - the camp's manager would drive us to the border and back if there were enough people. It only took him three hours to drive to Mae Sai. We even made it back in time for the afternoon training session, although if I remember correctly, training was replaced with sitting outside the convenience store drinking Chang and Singha.

Another word of visa advise: Don't overstay!!

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