Thailand – Day1
04 April 2008 – 09:00
The Journey out
It must be said that while I have been abroad many times I never feel particularly confident or comfortable travelling on my own. Still, I don’t think I was really ready for the marathon that awaited me.
I woke up at 04:30 after a fitful sleep, possibly though a combination of nerves and excitement, but ready nonetheless for the long day ahead – or so I thought. After a quick shower and a small bowl of cereal, I collected my bags (packed the night before) and exited the house, looking back one last time hoping to find it safe and in one piece upon my return. I jumped into my hire car and started my three hour trip to Heathrow. I’d decided that driving my own car and parking it at Heathrow was too much like hard work and not worth taking the extra risk of it getting dented in the car park or...