Back!

I’ve been remiss in updating in the past couple of weeks, as I’ve been adusting to the freezing shock of being back in the UK. A combination of having skipped the Indian stage of my trip, spending my mental budget and wanting to come back and see Ben Folds in concert meant that I changed my return flight to late November. (Hurrah for the travel agent who worked out I could catch BA back from Bangkok for no extra charge, a real money saver.)

My last few days in Thailand were spent bumbling around. Back to Bangkok to see some more sights, do some shopping, go to the cinema and also catch up with Nicole, Bec’s sister. She was a fine host who took me to both a delicious Thai restaurant and up to the rooftop bar of the Banyan Tree, surely one of the world’s greatest views from a bar, right up there with pissing on Hong Kong at The Peninsula. Thanks Nic! It was the perfect complement to my earlier encounters with Bed Supperclub and the Freedom Dance Arena in the city’s gay sois.

Minor bodyshock to leave Bangkok at 34 degrees on Thursday evening, and landing to in 3 degrees in London. Even more of a shock to pick up a hire car and have to drive to Kent around the M25 in rush hour.

So, back in the UK for Christmas a little earlier than planned (and now I wish I’d stayed a bit longer in Thailand and gone to some more beaches, as the Ben Folds concert was cancelled. Grrr.). But this is only the end of chapter one, and I have plenty more plans for 2005. Watch this space.

Meanwhile, I’m delighted to say that I’m getting into the swing of not having a nine-to-five job and being more ‘in control’. Highly recommended. I’m hoping to pick up some work in the next couple of months to fund the next steps, but I’m coming round to the idea that things will be more fluid next year and that it shan’t be straight back on the career train when I get back to the UK.

For now – market researcher for hire, excellent daily rates.

25 November 2004 | Travel | Comments

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