I don’t want to have regrets but I can’t stop thinking about how I didn’t go to Lopburi. My bucket list item, Lopburi. My listed in ‘Thailand, Regrets and Returning’, Lopburi. It seems that after nearly six months, my lethargy and apathy towards exploration has well and truly struck me and even bucket list items … More Craving Routine
After nearly 24 hours of travel; a boat, bus, mini bus, border crossing, another mini bus and a sleeper train; I have made it back to Thailand. Back to the land of smiles. The land where water costs me 12p instead of £1 and the land of the 7/11. I never thought I’d miss a … More Back to Bangkok
Kanchanaburi was everything I wanted it to be and more. Turns out escape from Bangkok was exactly what I needed. The girl I had arranged to meet, Sophie, met a guy on the train also on his way there. He checked into the same hostel as us and together, along with our room-mate, as four … More How Kanchanaburi Cured My Blues
The past couple of days have been tough. I’d been in Bangkok for five days and hadn’t really met anyone. A half hour chat with a guy at the floating market and a bus trip with a woman and her husband, although fun, don’t equate to friendship or a well rounded travel experience. Khaosan Road … More From Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. Moving on: A Lonely Girl’s Guide
I’m glad I made the decision to start in Bangkok, somewhere I have already been before. I was so scared; expecting culture shock, confusion and fear but the bustling chaos of this sprawling metropolis just feels so familiar to me and it makes me smile. I first came to Thailand nearly ten years ago and … More Six Things My First Two Days in Bangkok Reminded Me About Thailand
I flew yesterday. No, Thursday. Somehow I have lost a day to crossed time zones. I flew the other day on my first big solo mission. On the 5 November I woke up at 0530am and could not breathe. The day consisted of panic, packing and a hangover that I did not deserve from the … More New Chapters Start Here. Journey One: Outbound. From LHR to BKK
I fly tomorrow. In exactly 24 hours. A little known fact: I have never been more scared about anything, ever. Itinerary: Take each event as it comes, do not think too far ahead. For now, I am just going to an airport………. Nothing scary about that.
When I was 11 years old I fell off my bike. Now, as anyone will tell you, the best thing to do is get straight back on it. As anyone with anxiety will tell you, if something bad happens, you develop a fear for that situation and the avoidance that follows is a self preservation … More The Two-Wheeled Challenge
As you may have gathered from a previous post, I booked my flight. I leave on Bonfire Night. November 5 at 22:30. Heathrow to Bangkok. One way. New chapters start here. ‘Make the choice adventurous stranger, strike the bell and bide the danger or wonder ’til it drives you mad, what would have happened if … More The Countdown Begins…
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