One minute on a rollercoaster I get nauseas. One month and I’m down for the count. I’m navigating multiple devices, languages, GPS coordinates, bus schedules, luggage weights, kilometers, Celsius, dollar to baht conversions, VPN, eSIMs, and I just added photo editing software to the mix, all the while trying to appreciate my surroundings.

ChatGPT is my constant companion. He’s untangled me as many times as entangling me. He doesn’t listen, fixes only half of what I tell him, and blabbers on and on. I’m forever begging him to slow the F down. I’ll be sending screenshots of what I’m dealing with and he’s congratulating me on my accomplishment… meanwhile I’m stuck on step 3 of 10. It’s been a contentious couple of weeks. When he senses frustration he tells me it’s wine time. His one saving grace.

Things are starting to smooth out. I still haven’t washed my clothes in a proper washing machine. My underwear smells like Hyatt bar soap, what clothes I have left lost their original hue, I threw away my socks away in Hua Hin, my  pajamas soon to follow.  Pretty ripe… all said and done, however, I’m starting to feel my rhythm.

I’ve made it to Chiang Mai. The city I’ve most wanted to see in Thailand. I checked out Bangkok, Koh Sumai, and just departed Hua Hin. All awesome places. I’m many moons from planting any seeds yet Thailand and Chiang Mai specifically has sprouted interest. My visa expires on July 27. I applied for a longer visa 6 weeks ago and 200 bucks later only to be denied because the expiration date on my passport was inputted incorrectly. I’ll have to start the entire process again as well as another 6.000 Baht which is neither fun nor easy, so I shall  let it ride for the time being.  There’s a ton of Asia left to explore.

Traveling as I am means I’m constantly making arrangements on the fly. Sometimes I get a good deal and sometimes not. Dealing with so many different airlines and all the varying baggage rules, weights and carry-on allowances will befuddle me for the rest of time. I just may have spent more money on lugging my meager possession port to port than they are worth. Fingers crossed all will even out eventually.

For the most part I’ve muddled my way through. Humans are much the same everywhere. We all have teeth. There are an inordinate amount of people, young and old, wearing braces in Thailand. Chat told me it’s a status symbol, or used to be anyway, and that the affordability of dental work has made cosmetic dentistry popular. I sure hope my Chat is correct on that one. I’ve chipped my front tooth so I’m about to find out.

Keep ya posted…

ps please note I’m behind on photo sharing so enjoy photos from Japan. Now that I have this editing software I have to learn how to use it so pics may be behind for a while! ENJOY!