Basically, a few days after the show I ran out. For a few reasons, one is that I had committed to being in Hanoi by the 23rd. The second is that I was actually happy to be leaving Chiang Mai since I was feeling a bit used by Monfai. I also wanted to spend a few days in Bangkok. Bangkok ended up to be good. A Thai artist took me around to galleries. That was interesting although a bit disappointed. We ended up having one of those experiences where everything was closed, or we couldn't find the galleries. That certainly can happen in New York but with only 5 galleries (exaggeration) that meant we only saw a few galleries and the work was all over the board. It seems to me that there are a lot of galleries in malls in Asia. This was true of the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur as well as Bangkok and doesn't necessarily connote the quality or type of art that will be present. We did go to a university gallery just to see the space. That was interesting but the director of the space I think thought I was just someone's girlfriend because he blatantly ignored me. Typical. You would think I would be used to that. I also saw most of the usual sites. They were alright. I am not a very good tourist so am not all that excited by tourist destinations plus I am not a big drinker so that form of entertainment that backpackers seem to enjoy so much is closed off to me. Bangkok was good but it did have a bit of an unsafe feel - just the usual, cabbies trying to rip me off. The art scene seemed to be sorely lacking but that is just my impression from a couple of days.