On the Road Again

Even I thought I was done with out crazy fit of traveling. Too busy dealing with my jetlag, trying to settle my stomach and mourning Brian’s departure, I had kind of overlooked the fact that I was leaving, again. Not very far or for very long, but packing again, adjusting to an unknown place again – and I might actually get a bit tired of that.

The positive side of it is that I’ll have stuff to write in this blog, instead of the “welcome to my daily routine” that I was going to feed you, something like:
Sunday: Brian packing. Sick and depressed all day.
Monday: Brian leaves. Still sick and depressed all day. Exciting news of the day: found a yoga place round the corner from where I live.
Tuesday: Bored at work. Met new intern: at least I won’t be alone in the office in August.
etc.

Actually, I should probably rename this blog “Emilie in Thailand without Brian” ☹




Instead of that, here I am with no time to get bored or moan because I have to pack and get going. I am going to Pathaya for the next 4 days. The organization I work for is holding a regional meeting to get feedback on the first draft of a major report it publishes every five years. It’s absolutely unrelated to what I do for my internship, but I figured it would be fun to check a big international conference, learn stuff about the state of environment in Asia, and possibly meet interesting people. .

Pathaya is a place we had put on top on our list of “where NOT to go” places with Brian. It’s the closest beach to Bangkok, but it’s also the cheapest and tackiest large-scale tourist resort of the area and a major hub for prostitution: not exactly where I'd want to spend my vacations. But the hotel is a bit outside of town, so I haven’t seen anything so far.

The hotel itself is quite something. Big modern building… but, boy! What a pool!


Yet still not enough to comfort me from being here alone in my cold hotel room (you can call me Cosette).