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February 1, 2007
travel blues
i want to soak the world up into my bones, traverse the lands till the memory of who i am is a distant reflection upon the skies.
that's an image of my travel routes from 2005 - 2007, dotted ones are upcoming trips. i've pretty much finalised my travel plans this year, although i'm trying to squeeze in another three trips. in february, i'll be flying back to kk for chinese new year. in march or april, i'll be popping into singapore either for the mosaic music festival or phantom of the opera. in mid april, a quick trip to chiang mai for their water festival, songkran. in june, off to bali to soak up some rays. and july, the rainforest world music festival in kuching.
i'm trying to squeeze in solo for borobudur and prambanan in late april, and a quick trip to chiang mai again in november for loy krathong, the lantern festival. plus another trip, hopefully out of asia, or at least out of south east asia in october (although i'll be just as happy to visit laos/myanmar).
i'm frustrated by how little leaves we have, 14 days. i'm frustrated by how i have to compromise by cutting my trips short. i'm frustrated by the asian mentality where unpaid leaves silently equals to irresponsibility. i realise i dont have the financial luxury of taking a year off to traverse the earth, but a month at a time would suffice.
i hate feeling rushed when i'm travelling, i like to slow down, and let the foreign rhythm infect my soul. i miss travelling on land - night busses, endless train rides, minivans and tuk-tuks, boats, bicycles. i want to have the luxury of waiting pointlessly at a desolate bus stop in the middle of nowhere gambling with luck and hoping that the two hours late bus would pop into sight in the next minute.
give me a month. then, i'd be able to cover the norths and souths of vietnam. or fly into bangkok, take a train to ayutthaya, onto chiang mai, chiang rai and cross the borders to laos, back into thailand to cross into myanmar. or at least cover the entire bali island, then go over to yogyarta for borobudur and prambanan, maybe even make it to sulawesi. give me month. then i can come back, regroup myself, reflect on the trip while i recuperate and gather resources again for the next trip.
sigh.
anyway, i'm just venting. in truth, i am grateful whenever, wherever i can travel. am just greedy because i want so much more.
posted by nyx at February 1, 2007 12:40 PM
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