The unexpected journey home

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Entry Trip End Dec 20, 2006

  London, United Kingdom
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Our original plan was to do this whole trip without flying, to prove that it can be done really. We wanted to cut out flying our at least cut down on it, hopefully inspiring others to do the same. However, we just didn't have enough time to get back over land, so we decided to fly from Bangkok to London. There are lots more people travelling over land now, it just requires a lot more time, but it is so much more rewarding.
Our flight was at half past midnight on the 20th of December. We thought it would be great because we would have the whole day to spend in Bangkok and catch our flight that night.
Then, we suddenly realised while in the South of Thailand, that of course 00:30 is in the morning, not at night  and we only had 8 hours to get to Bangkok which was 650 km away. It would have been possible but extremely expensive and dangerous in a taxi, as Thailand is known for its crazy drivers.
Of course, I was really stressed by this point, thinking we would definitely miss our flight and be stuck in Bangkok over Christmas. We both really wanted to come home, as cold though it is, blighty is home ! Plus, we weren't sure if our insurance covered missing flights due to not reading the time on the ticket correctly. Luckily, a kind random lady came to our aid... she happened to be a travel agent... "you can fly", she said, "theres a flight in an hour!"
OH NO!!!!!!! we were supposed to be NOT flying! It was as though an outside force was having a joke with us and testing our commitment to the green cause. I am afraid we came unstuck on this occasion, and headed straight for the airport, miraculously getting on a flight to Bangkok with half an hour to spare.
So we made it back to London, rather shellshocked. It was a sudden end to our fantastic adventure.

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