Travel Itinerary

I have a habit of keeping and updating my itinerary during my trip. The itinerary of my recent trip to Southeast Asia experienced so many last-minute changes to accommodate the lack of time. The day I arrived Bangkok happened to be the Thai King's birthday so I had to defer all the temple visits to the following day. Instead I plunged myself into the claustrophobic alleys of Chinatown where every inch and every niche are used to make a living. Updating the itinerary also helps me organize the pictures and write descriptions for them when I get home. While the wats are manageable to keep track in Thailand, the scattered sites in Cambodia and their long, complicated names become quite a dreadful chore to remember. Daily update of the itinerary helps distinguish different temples and monuments between where I so frantically shuttled. Brochures and pamphlets purchased at each individual sightseeing point also help grapple the history of the sites and contribute a more self-conscious knowledge of what I saw.Other collectibles are stubs from boarding passes, train tickets, hotel writing pads, receipts,...They are little things that will remind me of the specific travel experience. The tickets for the Bangkok klong (canal) taxi are 8 bacht and 10 bacht. Klongs are back water alleys that navigate throughout the capital where docks are arbitrarily built for local commuters. The trick is to find these docks because there are no signages (at least not in English) to them. I collected about three or four of those tickets which remind me of the quick and efficient way to bypass the nightmarish Bangkok traffic during peak hour. The catch is to know where you're to get off - the natural instinct tells me to follow the locals. Now talk about travel smart!