I’m finally in Bangkok, on my first full day. Travel started with a canceled flight, and a suitcase dropped on my head during flight boarding. It can only get better. Right?
While conventional wisdom, after an 18 hour flight, would have led me to take a taxi from the airport to my hotel, I decided that because it was the middle of the day and I had lots of time, I would take the train from the airport to my hotel (Of course, I’ve watched all of the YouTube videos about how to do this quickly and easily.) Good way to get acclimated. The airport train took me to downtown Bangkok, and then I had to navigate taking the Sky train to my hotel. Needless to say, it wasn’t easy and by the time I got to the hotel I was tired and cranky.
But, I strolled around the neighborhood a bit. Scoped out the massage places and had a bit of street food. Went back to the hotel to connect my laptop to the internet and ran into issues getting connected. That was about the time that I ALMOST had a total meltdown. I asked myself why I thought it was necessary to put myself through this when I could have stayed home where everything is easier.
But, I reminded myself that I’m in this for the long run, and I did elect to start my adventures in a country that is much more difficult to maneuver than many others. Pulling up my big girl panties and moving on!
