Pantless in Bangkok

I forget that in a place like Thailand trying to book a ticket on the morning you want to go somewhere is stupid, because in a place like Thailand you can actually book tickets. That's another problem of cross-comparison.

My first night in Bangkok was cool. Th Ko san is cool. We overshot it and went straight to Chang Mai when we arrived, because it seemed more time efficient, especially as I know I'm leaving from Bangkok and so can wander around there on the day or two before I go.

We spent yesterday hopping on trains and hopping off trains, quickly examining smallish towns and then moving on. We slept through our first intended major stop, and only realised about three hours later, but the train was actually an excellent idea. I sometimes forget that a major part of travelling is the actual, well, travelling from place to place, and that seeing the landscapes shift and change into forms previously unseen by mine own eyes, is a wonderful experience on it's own. It's not all about temples; it can be about mountains or jungles or rice paddies or small strange houses on the sides of roads nestled in the oft awe inspiring lands. I haven't done such a long train trip since going to Habonim Camp; really, it was nice, nice.

At the last minute we decided to stay in Bangkok instead of Ayuthaya, so that's a place I might never see, because we're being fly by the seat of your pants travellers, and really, in a foreign land, no decision is a bad decision. We decided last night that we'd like to go to Krabi, but instead of booking as soon as we decided, we decided we'd book in the morning. Dumb us. Spent the entire morning trying to find a way to get there instead of doing anything, because all the goddamn tickets were sold. We're going overnight on a train and bus combination to Krabi, and had to pay about twice as much as we should have, because we didn't plan far ahead enough.

Therefore, it's completely acceptable to fly by the seat of your pants, as long as you ensure you are wearing a belt, otherwise you might find yourself confused and pantless in Bangkok, instead of belting it towards your destination.