Now instead of saying g'day I guess I have to finally say Moi. It's finnish for hi, and now that Im back home I'll use it.

Thailand was awesome! After surfing all my energy at Kata, Phuket, I went back to Bangkok by plane and this time settled down in a very cheap hostel on rambuttri road, rather than the terrible neighbour khao san road. I was planning to go to silom(a quieter area in Bangkok), but the guest house suggested by a friend was full, and next to it only world class hotels.

So I was dragging my backpack around Bangkok ferries and down the roads full of salesmen and women. I saw so much, but I realized that I've changed into a little town loving international girl from the city and hype loving finnish undetermined girl. I was so stressed in the ever growing, full on day and night Bangkok selling lifestyle. It was too much for me. I was hanging out in my little room with a bed as hard as rock for hours till I was able to go out again.

I really didn't have a plan for that night. I was just walking around and tried to buy some souvenirs. I happened to run into a girl who was staying at the same guesthouse in Kata with his husband (?). She remembered me, but I had to ask her again where we met, because obviously the good cocktails at ska bar had made my memory a bit hazy. We went out for lunch, but it was a bit uncomfortable with her, she didn't seem to like me too much. So we parted after lunch, and I went to buy heaps of souvenirs.

I made a few friends on that shopping trip and one thai guy that definitely stayed in my mind was a fire twirler on Khao San Road. It started to rain suddenly so I went under the first roof I saw, just so I wouldn't get wet. He was there and started to talk to me straight away. I think he was one of the funniest thai people I've met so far, it was just mind blowing. He had such a positive attitude to life that I was almost jealous. He obviously lived by the thoughts he'd learned during his Buddhist monk period.All thai men live in a Buddhist temple for a period of time in their life to learn the teachings of the Buddha. His thoughts were so logical and so simple.

We danced on the street, got a few beers and he tought me how to use the fire twirling chains. I was rubbish at it, but we had a good laugh. Then we went to dance weird old skool dancemoves at a hip hot hype club. We were a funny sight and people took many photos. At some point I was just so tired and the rest of the thai guys started to be a bit too weird, so I left. Anyway, I had to wake up early to go to the Grand Palace.

On the way to the palace I got off on a different stop and found myself in pure thai surroundings. It was exhilarating! I only saw ordinary thai women and men doing their daily grocery shopping and some went to the temple nearby to pray. And feed the fish. I've never seen so many fish by the pier! Haha, it was crazy how many of them ugly big black fish were fighting to get some food given by the locals. Fantastic.

I finally found my way to the grand palace and the surroundings changed instantly. Heaps of tourists and at the fancy temple there were only a handful of locals. It WAS beautiful anyhow. Everything was covered in gold and made to look priceless. There were lots of statues and neatly cut shrubs outside. It was all so beautiful and exotic, but still it was missing something.

Later that evening I bought my last souvenirs, had a few cocktails at a nearby chilled out bar… and then made my way to the hostel to pick up my stuff and wait for the airport taxi. It was very weird to think I was already in that situation. After 9 months of travelling, which seemed like only a mere few weeks, I was already going home. The taxi was packed with people getting on with their travels. I sat next to three rasta guys from Belgium..and they stank. It was dreadful to sit next to them for over an hour. I survived though.

At the airport I got to know a thai lady, who was on her way to Sweden. She was on the same plane to Vienna as I was. I helped her with her bag (that's how we met), because she really did look like she was struggling with it. It was great talking to her and she gave me mango seeds, a really sweet fruit sold everywhere in Thailand. Loved it!

Vienna was full of finnish people and I got stressed. But obviously I looked like I've been abroad for a long time, because in the airplane I sat next to two finnish people (surprising) and they asked me in English if I knew what the time was. And they were stunned when I answered in almost perfect finnish. I guess it's the tan hehe;)

Kapi was a darling and picked me up fro the airport. It was so great to see him after such a long time. We drove to my sisters place and her fiancé didn't even recognize me at first. It was one hell-of-a surprise. Then we did the same to my dad, and Petra, Sanna, Emmi, Katri…and my mum. She was startled when I opened the door for her at her new home.

Now having been at home for less than a week, I already long for the beautiful scenery of Australia, Byron Bay especially. People in Finland seem so grim and stressed that I cant comprehend. And to think I was like that just 9 months ago. Im not saying I hate my home country. I just prefer another one! Finland is extraordinarily beautiful, different, but since I've lived here all my life, it just all seems…so…the same. Nevertheless, I enrolled in uni already and got my job back! So I guess I will be back here for at least a while.

My journey was full of many funny, unbelievable and unforgettable moments that it's hard to put into just a few words. I made lifelong friends and I know I learned a lot about people, cultures and of course about myself too. I'm not sure if I have changed that much, except for the fact that everything seems a bit more relaxed for me, I cant be bothered to stress, and planning too much ahead is hard. Live in the moment, because if you miss it, Im not sure where you're living.

Thank you to you all for following my journey.