Thailand treated me well. But times change, plans change and life changes. And no, it wasn't as simple as jumping on my motorcycle.
I'd been teaching for close to 8 months. There were a few reasons for my decision to leave, one of which was the impending floods that would eventually hit the areas I worked in and taught in. Now the outlying areas of Bangkok are seeing the worst flooding in 50 years. The government has taken many measures to direct the water around the business and shopping districts of Bangkok but the result has been an even higher volume of water to the outlying suburbs.
All of the schools and most businesses closed down -- and are still closed. The last I heard, schools will start up again on the 7th of December, depending on how well the flooding has receded.
These are some shots within kilometers of my house.
We had been given various warnings when the flooding would hit our village. Most had been incorrect for weeks until finally it really came. When we knew we had a matter of a day or two, we got out of there stat!
And so our journey began. Lui and I had been talking about traveling to Singapore for nearly a month. This was the perfect opportunity. Within a day we had our bags packed and a long, arduous bus ride booked for Singapore. We left the next day.
We were originally told by the travel agent we booked through that we would change buses only twice in the whole trip. Oh boy, was it quite the contrary. After 8 different bus or van changes, we finally made it to Singapore. Length of trip...42 HOURS. Ouch. Both of us can't sleep on buses or planes so to say we were zombies after reaching Singapore is a definite understatement. We will never be doing that again.
But we arrived...ahhhhhh.
Singapore is a beautiful place. I would highly recommend making a trip here to see the city skyline and some of the other fantastic sights.
So we are here now seeing the city, making new friends and enjoying a little time off from work. Where we go now is being decided as I write this. How liberating.
My next blog will be entirely about the city state of Singapore. For now, I'll end with a few pictures from around the city and some miscellaneous ones taken before leaving Thailand. Yes, I kept this post a little short this time, but there's plenty more to come in my ever-continuing adventures around the world :))
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That's how we roll in Bangkok for Halloween. Amanda was Tom Cruise from Risky Business, Tyler was a "business-like" pirate and I was 1990s French weightlifting hipster. Just cruisin' down Soi Cowboy for a good time.
Hanging by a port in Singapore.
Lui's first time ever being in a Forever 21 store. They don't have them in Deutschland :(
Thanks for reading folks! My next post will be just around the corner!!!
