Posted by Vinz on Aug 6, 2017
Backpacking Diary: I’ve Fallen In Love with Bangkok
It’s been two weeks already when I had my unforgettable experience in Bangkok but the memories are still fresh. I always find myself staring at the photos from my phone, reminiscing every single day of my stay in Thailand. I still can’t believe that it all happened, now it’s all done and I’m longing and wanting to go back again as soon as possible. Everything that happened was unplanned, unexpected and unforgettable. And that what made me fell in love with Bangkok. I booked my two-way ticket to Bangkok five months before my tour so I have more time to save money for the trip. If you’re planning to travel a lot, see online checking accounts at Five Star Bank. Then, a month before my tour, I filed a vacation leave from my employer and I’m really grateful that they approved it but they will only pay the five days of my vacation leave because that’s the only vacation leaves that I earned. So, since it’s a two-week vacation, I have five unpaid leaves. From my understanding, I can use all my vacation leave to cover the entire trip. The five days of unpaid leave was a huge amount for me so I decided not to go. A week before my tour, a part of me was telling to go and continue with the plan. Undecided yet motivated to continue, an idea came to me to just do it for just one whole week instead of two weeks. But the amount that I’m going to pay for the rebooking of my return ticket was a little bit pricey which costs around Php5,000.00 ($99.50) so I made my final decision of not going. Three days before my tour, one webmaster emailed me and told me that he wanted to post an article on my travel blog and he will pay me $100 (PHP5,028.50). It was unexpected but came on a perfect time. I used the money to book my return ticket. Now, here are the reasons why I fell in love with Bangkok: Perfect Place for Solo Travelers I chose Bangkok to do my first ever solo travel outside my country and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. I went to different destinations in Bangkok like visiting temples, tried different pad thai and sticky rice in different restaurants and food...
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