March 5 - Bangkok. Finally got the Burma visa. Extremely nice to have my passport back in my possession. Had lunch with an American who teaches SAT training courses in Bangkok. He is headed to Burma for a month long meditation retreat. Something I'm considering doing for a week. Bought bus tickets to Chang Mai in the north of Thailand to pass sometime until the flight to Burma. Waited for the bus for an hour until they informed us the bus broke down. Got a free night in a guest house and another day in Bangkok.