Thailand! Part 1

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel to the warm, beautiful country of Thailand! I bought my airplane tickets back in December, even though I didn't know if I would have a travel buddy. I know there are many women who travel around the world by themselves and I even read a number of empowering blog posts by such women to comfort me as I prepared for a solo trip to Thailand. However. I was never truly comforted. Travelling alone in Korea is no issue anymore. But being a tourist in such an unfamiliar country as Thailand sounds intimidating. And something I've discovered about myself lately is that I really like sharing experiences--to the point where I don't feel like something is worth doing unless I can share it with someone. Going to Thailand alone as a young, single, female, travel-noob, wasn't only scary. It seemed pointless! Regardless, that's exactly what I was planning on doing.

But then, about a week and a half before my vacation, a great and wonderful miracle happened: I found a travel buddy. And that travel buddy was my dad!

I can't even fully express how much of a blessing it was to spend a week exploring Thailand with my dad. Although my family and I Skype plenty, I hadn't seen my dad since I moved to Korea last June. I missed going on adventures with my dad. My Thailand trip would have been extremely different without my dad. I am forever grateful for our adventure.

I'll do a blog post for each day's adventure. Let's start off with our Bangkok arrival!

First picture together!

 My flight arrived in Bangkok a few hours before dad's flight but I didn't mind waiting. It was very, very late by the time he arrived. Of course the first thing we did when we saw each other was hug and cry!

 This is the view from our hotel in Bangkok. Pretty wild! 

 Our first morning in Thailand and of course dad already has his GPS out!

Ready for our first day of adventure!

I really should post more right now, but I will save it for the next post. Hopefully this little bit I have written will appease my mom who I know I anxious to see some blog posts about the trip! Sorry it's taken so long. The sad part about going on a vacation is coming straight home to work and getting caught up in life again so quickly!