It's been a while since I have flown internationally. The last time was New York, Montreal and Vancouver nearly 5 years ago. That was before I even started this blog!
Some things never change. Despite a vast majority of travelers staring into their tablets and smart phones ( I am one of them, typing on my iPad , music from the iPhone), a lot of standard airplane technology hasn't changed. I'm sure there have been advances on the technology side but the mechanical technology is the same as it has been for years. Because it works and there is less chance of technical failure in case of emergency. Take the safety demo they do on every flight before you take off the seat belts, the air masks, the life jackets. All the features are still the same, even the demo actions and words haven't altered much. The meals still come in little foil containers, the seats, the tray tables, the overhead luggage compartments. It's all the same across different airlines and has remained the same for many years. So is this one of the few truely international industries. Australia can't even get all the states to agree on daylight savings, countries can't decide what side ofhe road we should drive on but we all fly the same.
I just had a brief stopover in Malaysia, so 2 hrs in KL airport. I think I confuse the Malaysians the most. They are never sure where I am from. Last time I came to visit they tried to wave me though as a returning citizen.
The other thing I need to remember as a female traveling alone is to be careful being too friendly to males - they often get the wrong idea. Aussie men are so dumb they don't realize you like them until you bash them over the head with it, in New York all I had to look at a guy and I had a new dance partner, in Malaysia waiters want me to add them on Facebook and frisky bar tenders easily get the wrong idea when you accept their invitation for a private drive around town. Don't worry, I punched him in his ghoulies and I live to tell the tale, it was years ago now.
I am excited because I found Miranda Hart's book for sale at KL airport so as much as I want to see stuff in Thailand I really like the idea of lying around the pool or beach for a day and reading her book. Geez, I am getting older!
Anyhoo I will be in Thailand before the hour is up and then I have to masquerade as Jimmy's thai bride, I just hope he hasn't made me a lady boy!!
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Well, I made it...eventually. We landed early but took nearly an hour to get through customs. Phuket airport is busy at night! And then I waited again for there to be enough passengers to fill a minibus to patong. So I made a friend instead - a lovely Irish girl who has been working in Australia for the past 5 months. Got in late, met a whole lot of people I will have trouble remembering this morning and stayed up for a bit catching up before hitting the hay.
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