Two weeks ago I was sitting on my couch, unemployed, and reflecting on my boring life. I am for the most part, a creature of habit, and like to play it safe.
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Two weeks ago I was sitting on my couch, unemployed, and reflecting on my boring life. I am for the most part, a creature of habit, and like to play it safe. And I don’t go out because everything is so expensive. I realized that I’ve wasted much of my 59 years not having as much fun as most people. After reading through this sub and watching hours and hours of videos on YouTube, I went to my laptop and found a flight to Bangkok. I was ready to buy it, but my nerves got the best of me and I chickened out. I’ve never done anything like this before. I’ve always traveled with someone. The thought of traveling alone, to the other side of the world, where they speak a different language and use letters I can’t even read, was absolutely terrifying! And to make it worse, I’ve recently developed some sort of anxiety disorder that affects me when I get stuck, like in traffic, caves, airplanes, etc. So the thought of a 19 hours flight caused me to panic. I just couldn’t pull the trigger. But I left the page up and slept on it. Two days later, I read more and more in this sub about how much fun people were having in Thailand. I realized how little time I have left on this earth and got angry at myself. I went back to my laptop, refreshed the page that had timed out of course, found the flight again, entered my credit card info, took a deep breath, and with my hand trembling with fear, I literally screamed a bunch of nonsense and hit enter. At this point, I get the message “please wait while we confirm your purchase” and, of course, I’m thinking to myself, “ What the heck did I just do?!!!” Three seconds later, the purchase confirmation displayed on the screen. Now I’m freaking out! The next three days, and especially nights, were rough. But I continued to listen to your stories and advice.
Right now, I am sitting at a restaurant at Terminal 21 at Sukhumvit, eating chicken pad Thai and drinking Thai coffee. I’ve been in Bangkok for almost a week. And I could not be happier. Thanks to all of you.
If you are reading this, and are in a similar situation, wondering if you should go to Thailand, the answer is YES. Don’t think twice. Just do it. As soon as possible.
Don’t worry about the language. Most important signs have English in them. The flight isn’t bad. And the weather is not as bad as many people make it out to be. I did it. And I did it without even having an itinerary. I just booked an airbnb for my first two nights. I’m figuring out the rest as I go along. And I’m having the time of my life.
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