Aug 18
2009My girlfriend had left for Thailand a few days earlier so I made my way to the airport on my own. I got to Heathrow with plenty of time to spare as although I’d missed planes to Europe before, missing this one was not an option. Once check in was announced I made my way to the Thai Airways desk and joined the queue. I looked at the other passengers around me trying to work out why they were heading to the Land of Smiles. There were the backpackers, the Farang with his Thai wife and kids, a couple of potential sex tourists and the odd Thai family. I’m not sure which group my fellow travellers would have put me into. My suitcase just made it under the 20kg baggage allowance and I was handed my boarding pass and made my way to the departures lounge. I was pretty hungry so went to find a Wetherspoons for a pint and a steak but unfortunately I must have been at an upmarket terminal so had to go to a dinner instead where I had a pint and a burger for £13. After that I wandered around for a bit, bought a magazine and some water and waited for my flight to be called.
I’d never done a long haul flight before so I was a bit worried about the leg room but even in economy the Thai Airways flight has a good amount of space and I was able to stretch out. Unfortunately there were no films on the flight and it was too dark to read so I was left with just my iPod to keep me entertained for the 10 hour journey.
After a couple of meals we eventually arrived.
I was finally in Thailand!