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Thailand - to go, or rather no?

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I have to be honest with you, the Kingdom of Thailand has never   been on my bucket list. I ended up there unexpectedly and to my surprise I’ve spend there almost a month. Might seem like a lot of time but actually I’ve visited   only a  few places. And   now   I feel   a strong urge to come back there.   Below you can find few reasons why.  Backpackers mecca For people like me, who are in a codependent yet loving relationship with their backpacks South East Asia seems   like a perfect destination.   And Thailand is usually a place of first choice before visiting Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. First of all Thailand is a very well communicated place therefore moving from one place to another is simple and surprisingly comfortable ( I was travelling by bus few times during the nights and I was sleeping like a baby).   Also the domestic flights are pretty cheap and cover most of the interesting destinations.   Then there is the accommodatio

Travelling is dangerous. Or maybe it’s just me?

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Alcatraz entrance, 2016 Have you ever noticed that people who travel a lot often change? It is obvious that travelling changes people at some level. They usually become more open-minded, brave and independent. But this is not the only thing that changes. Or in my case it wasn’t. After 7 months of travelling, moving from one place to another, sleeping in random places and eating not very healthy food  I was expecting that coming back to reality, to regular, “normal life” will bring me stabilization and ease. But to be honest it didn’t. The regular, day-to-day, weekend-to weekend life brought me anything but this. First, there was a stage of mock acceptance because I knew that everything good eventually comes to an end. I am a big girl so I just decided to accept it. Then there was an excitement that usually comes when new things are happening: new job, new flat! Photos to organize and print. Boxes to unpack. Beloved friends to meet. Yay! And then the everyda