Thailand

"Take a left, go three blocks then a hang a right. Walk two blocks, and turn right one more time."
-"Where's that?"
"I don't know but it will determine the rest of you life"

Thailand didn't go as planned for me, but I still succeeded in the traveler’s main goal of seeing new things. I experienced my first 10 minute red light, ate my first grasshoppers, tasted all kinds of new dishes, and witnessed a culture completely different from any I have seen.


I landed in Bangkok on the 12 th of December and proceeded to explore the incredible Grand Palace, eat delicious Pad Thai and cleverly loose my passport in a cab. Way to go Wyatt! The next morning I walked, rode the local busses, took the sky train, metro, and zipped around on a motorcycle, all in order to apply for an emergency passport and see how to get another Indian visa. I applied for my rush passport on Friday and the plan was to pick it up on Monday when I would start the 5 day process of getting my visa. I was hoping to get it all done and then possibly tell my parents, however on Sunday I got a slew of concerned emails from my parents about a lost passport. Damn! An Australian business man had been given my passport by the cab driver and managed to find my family’s number in the states on the internet and call my parents early in the morning. I picked up my passport from the good-natured Australian, but by Monday morning I had already been issued my new one, so the present one, visas and all, was useless.



During the 5 day period of processing my Indian visa I shot down to Koh Tao. An island that is known for its great diving. Here I snorkeled , cruised around on a scooter, and read in my bungalow that was ready to crumble into the ocean. A relaxing break from the craziness of Bangkok. I caught some sun and enjoyed the island life for a few days before having to head by into the fray of Bangkok.

I'm back in Bangkok now and have my passports, visa, a new passport holder, and my plane tickets to India. I just did some kickboxing training and found one more career I won't be pursuing. Good fun though. Two hours of sweating, punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing and grunting. I am getting more and more excited about seeing and traveling with my brother for the next month and a half. It will be a nice change from soloing this world trip. I hope I'm ready for India! I have heard many good things about it, but everybody says it's intense. I've heard India described as teaming humanity. We will see.

Merry Christmas from the other side of the world!

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