Too many flights

Sunday, 17 Jun 2007 | Journal

The last couple of weeks have been crazy I started early May with a trip to India. After that a week in Bangkok, onwards to Amsterdam for a week in the Netherlands. Upon return I spent exactly 13.5 hours in Bangkok and then flew to Delhi. Then two weeks in Bangkok and then back to Delhi again. And here I am, about an hour to go before I land in Amsterdam. And when I get back to Bangkok next week, its off to India again. Thats 6 trips in 8 weeks. Yikes.

When I landed in Bangkok yesterday morning (back from India), I had the most amazing view of Bangkok. Jet Airways arrives a few hours later than the Thai Airways flight I usually take from Delhi and thus arrives after sunrise. The plane flew just north of Bangkok and we had an absolutely breathtaking view of Bangkok. As the plane turned to land at the airport it became even more breathtaking because at that time the yellow blanket of smog covering the city became very visible. Still, I really did wish I had my camera with me.

When I flew to Amsterdam in May there were a few reasons to go there. This time, there really arent any I couldn’t have cancelled on. Originally, I thought I would have to physically be present in the Netherlands for a government formality. But during the visit in May I learned this was no longer required. There was of course the Haagse Hogeschool thing, but if I really wanted to I could have cancelled that.

In the end, I decided to go through with it and confirm the ticket. It is a cheap trip for me, because of the money I get for the Haagse Hogeschool thing. So I figured ‘why not’, but when I was in the airport this morning I was wondering ‘why’ …. almost there now, I am looking forward to being there for what is looking to again be a very busy week. The ‘to do’ list starts when I land at the airport and will ask EVA Airways for an okay to take my espresso machine back with me.