Marooned in Bangkok

August 30 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 30 °C

I was only supposed to be in bangkok one night and then fly to india for two days and see the Taj Mahal

But a week earlier in borneo on a jungle river boat ride, i got hit with a monsoon that drenched my passport and it altered my photo page enough for IndiGo Air to not let me on the flight because my passport wasnt scannable

Pretty emotional moment finding out my passport was no longer usable while almost at the farthest point from home. Immediately taxied to the canada embassy where they told me it would take between 1 to 4 weeks for a new one. Yikes

After a lot of thought, i recalled how i got from malaysian borneo to bangkok by using the kiosk machine to checkin and print my boarding passes. Whereas that india flight required me to go to a check in counter and talk to someone. So i strategically rebooked my points flight to germany and then canada, feeling i can pull off the kiosk printing of tickets. Risky maybe but i liked my chances

Feeling overwhelmed and deflated, spent the next 5 days in bangkok hitting up different restaurants for amazing food, and playing a ton of pool in the sukhumvit area. Love this area so much. One night i literally went 7 hours without losing a game. Every bar here has in house players you can play against. Beat them all. Super fun.

But didnt really have any gusto for exploring. Probably a combo of 4.5 weeks of adventure and my passport situation taking the wind out of my sails. Definitely stressed. And i admit i had a bit of a cry at the airport that day i was denied.

I didnt mope around or anything of the sort. But didnt have any desire to explore. Was in a fun area and met new people daily plus became a popular regular at a nearby restaurant with the staff. Made me feel like a home away from home. And a restaurant cat that often would sit in my lap. Sorry butterscotch and waffles!

Anyways, made lots of new friends and disvovered some really amazing locations for food, beer and pool. Looking forward to returning. But stressed about being able to depart. 😳Read more