Sjennon sees the World #1 - Just landed in Helsinki, Finland [Waiting 8 hours for my flight to Bangkok]

This morning, I waved, kissed and hugged my family goodbye as today was the day where I got to take the first steps for my worldtrip.

It was amazing to see all those people who showed up to see me off. Share the love and just take a beautiful look at these wonderful human beings!

^{No, not the two grey ladies in the front. Effin' photobombers..}

Thank you's and I love you's

I would love to thank everybody who contributed to all my gear and stuff - you know who you all are and I love you. Also, a special thanks for my mom who got up early this morning to make me her infamous love sandwiches.

And ofcourse, I can't forget all the Steemians who have been supporting me throughout. I did a big shoutout in my recent post where I gained 1500 followers (and since then I also went 100 followers up!), but without Steemit and my beautiful, loyal followers, my worldtrip also wouldn't be possible. THANK YOU!

Eight hours of waiting, what now?

I briefly walked through the airport, which is absolutely massive. They also have funky portals to a different section where you have to scan your passport and have a picture taken (fancy!). A billion tiny restaurants, kiosks and places to grab some food. Pretty sure there are a lot of places to browse where I can entertain myself - so I am happy the transfer is in Helsinki and not a mini airport like Ibiza.

Why not go outside and explore the city, you say? Because it's minus something degrees outside with snow and I am packed and dressed for 30 degrees. So errr.. A bit cold!

Right now, I found myself in some kind of power booth where they have sockets and usb to get charged up because obviously I somewhat drained my battery during my flight from Amsterdam to Helsinki. If I get bored of this, I know what's next: food!

Did you know there's a one hour time difference? I did not. Hence I was surprised the flight was two hours instead of three.

In total this trip takes me at least 24 hours and some. The biggest gaps are the eight hour layover as I am waiting for my flight to Bangkok, and that flight itself which should take about nine. So, yep, that's a lot of waiting.

The flightplan goes as follows:

• Amsterdam - Helsinki
• Helsinki - Bangkok
• Bangkok - Chiang Mai

SO BRING IT ON, STEEMIT! HELP ME PASS THE TIME :D

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