Day in Bangkok

Traveling is like seeing new colors you've never seen before. It's unimaginable.

On a small green bus in Bangkok right now, in the middle of a monsoon, sideways rain. Steamy windows, oppressive humidity, claps of thunder and the smell of eggs.

(Met a guy named Nathan from Melbourne on the plane. He gave me a business card. Said usually he wouldn't do that because it's wanky - dorky, he explained - but traveling is different.)

LATER

We're staying the night at the K.T. Guesthouse in Bangkok tonight and I LOVE it here...I was so excited because it's pretty much a hostel and the atmosphere is so awesome :) I've taken tons of pictures.

I love traveling, and right now I'm pretending it's just me and a few friends who are traveling abroad indefinitely. I've decided for a quiet night tonight, doing homework.

I regain perspective on the world when I travel. I remember how much I love it - discovering new hostels, new cities, seeing things I've never seen before. If I set aside $100 a month I could start saving for a long trip, a really cool trip.

Nathan on the plane said that in order to prepare for an extended trip, I'd take 3 weeks with only a few showers, no microwave, no modern conveniences. When I travel, I like to be able to buy things. Maybe not a lot of stuff, but some...willing to give up nicer restaurants? Mostly....now back to homework!

LATER

Bangkok is the dirtiest city I've been in so far. We spend the day shopping - bus, then Sky Train, then walking, then taxi. We ate dinner at the tallest tower in Thailand - the Baiyoke Hotel, I think? Revolving 86th floor, like the Space Needle. Bangkok is also a huge city - stretched as far as we could see. Horizon smudged by fog.

Anyway, I've come back with black under my fingernails and on the soles of my feet. My whole body's sticky from dried sweat.

But I'm happy :)