Iceland derails Europe again by scattering her ashes all over ....

Above: Vulcanic ash being launched in the air, on their way to cause great consternation all over Europe by giving us a taste of pre-airtravel-times!

Oeps, and while she's at it, she also causes problems for a lot of people and businesses all over the world... but he, we all keep smiling because we can not blame anybody.....can we?????
Haha except maybe the Thai, they might say that the influx of tourist from Europe has ceased because of the Red shirts and pro Thaksin protest movement, as they did at times with the effect of the high Thai baht and the general financial situation in the world.
Ofcourse it also has another effect: The Thai raise their prices even further because of lack of tourists.......... haha, the more tourist you see in Thailand, the more they will drop (!!) their prices, the lower the amount of tourist, the higher they will raise their prices. Somewhat opposite the logic the rest of the world seems to follow, but then again, who says Thai logic is logic as well??

But more serious now!

The eruption of Icelands vulcano, and the scattering of her ashes all over the Old World, is causing the Old World some headaches. We have all been so accustomed to the relative comforts of airtravel, the speed etc. that we forgot the much more relaxing way of transporting ourselfs over Europe: Trains, boats, ships, road!

Ofcourse also the rest of the world, looking for ways to get in or out of Europe, are right now dealing with these dilemma's.

Tough chance though, I am afraid, that they will en masse drop airtravel all together and return to the more old fashioned and way more destressing way of travel by train or ship... and as such make it more avordable again so people like me, who would love to travel in the old ways, could afford to do so... because if you want to travel in the old ways these days, you beter have deep pockets and all the available time

Myself right now??

Am in constant conference with myself, what to do, howfar can I change my travelplans?
Thai law says I have to leave the country before midnight 19th of April.
My plane, via Istanbul, leaves around 23.30 hours from Bangkok, to arrive and leave tuesdaymorning from Istanbul to Amsterdam.
Now the big question is, will the flight Istanbul-Amsterdam be on as sheduled or not.

If not then I am stuck in Istanbul, is that worse or in some ways more attractive then elsewhere, like here ;-)
If getting stuck in Istanbul, for how long would that be then, how quick one can rebook to a next flight?
Where to stay in Istanbul?
No doubt I could do a massive amount of sightseeing in a ciity I allways wanted to visit.... and one of the reasons I took this connection, to see if the opportunity arrises to see some of this old gate between Asia Minor and Europe?
Is this that excuse?????

Am in limbo though, funny enough.... reason: I travel alone! If Kik would be with me I would have loved to get stranded in Istanbul and would not think twice of checking anything concerning flightconnections from Istanbul to Amsterdam, would take it as it happened.
But now?
What a wush I am, haha

Any idears, please let me know ;-)

O, and in case you say: Take the Orieint Express: that beautifull romantic trainconnection doesn't exsist anymore, it now only roperates between London and Venice ;-)

Read you...maybe ;-)
hugs

PS and thanks for helping me think and decide again!! ;-)