Ola!
Today I am heading south, to visit Sukhothai, as it was the plan for the final part of my trip to go south while Songkran is being celebrated, visiting old Thai ruins.
However, I am doing this today not because it was the original plan, but because I changed my mind twice. Initially I was going to do it, it was my plan! Then, almost all Thai people I met in Ching Mai discouraged me to travel during Songkran “if need be, travel by train, but it is going to be a mess” they said. Because of that, and since Sukhothai doesn’t have train station, I just gave up and bought a train ticket direct to Bangkok (night train), “just to be safe”.
Later, after coming back from Pai, I talked with Fay, Eva and Meis, who was already in Myanmar after hitchhiking and enjoying so much, about my original plan and how I changed it. Besides, I just reminded myself what this trip was about mainly, it was Asena who inspired me to travel alone many months ago, describing this as a unique experience. It is curious how I tricked myself to think that this was good and safe decision, but in the end that would lead me to over stay in Bangkok, which is a place I don’t really enjoy, and specially that it would be betraying myself.
So I decided that it was time to fix my mistakes, I went to the bus station and I got the ticket for the bus I am traveling with right now and I went to the train station to get the refund of my train ticket.
While doing it I felt that it was the correct thing. As a simile for my future me, when I wanted to go from the bus station to the train station, and every taxi/tuc tuc wanted to overcharge me, I decided I would walk. After walking for 5 minutes, an old man riding a scooter asked me where was I going. Right after telling him, I found myself in the back of the scooter heading there! This man just wanted to help and he didn’t accept any money, it was nice to see the good will of Thai people, and what is more, that there is always a way to materialize your ideas, you just have to be brave enough to go for it with self-confidence!
On the other hand, this is me, I always do better when I am able to rely on other persons to help me shaping decisions, it helps me to talk!
Of course the song of the day is https://youtu.be/5Wiio4KoGe8 I have been moviendo papeles with myself.
P.S. I already enjoyed Songkran in Chiang Mai, let’s see what the south has to offer!
Diego!