So I had my first Thai Massage the other day. It was excellent. A lot of thai massage feels like someone is doing yoga for you because there is a bit of stretching involved in it.

To receive the massage, you lay on a mat on the floor and remain fully clothed. The masseuse uses her feet and hands and is crawling all over the place giving the massage. They also spend a lot of time in the groin area. I would think it could be rather embarrassing for a man to get a Thai massage because they are general given in a room with other people and you are not covered. I really think it would be impossible for a man to not be thinking of a happy ending during a Thai massage.

I know that loosening the leg muscles is essential to a preventing/stopping back ache, but they spend around 45 minutes of the hour on your legs. This was actually good for me because the day before I went on a really long bike ride, but I had also been sleeping in the most uncomfortable bed of my trip and it wrenched my upper back and the massage didn't really work that out.

If you recall, I said in the past that I didn't really feel like I needed a massage and that has been true throughout my trip, but lately, I have started to get a bit of tension in my shoulders. I think it was caused by figuring out how to spend the last weeks of my trip and the knowledge that I would soon be returning to my homeless, jobless, clueless life.

I've been trying not to think about it because I still have plenty of time left, but it keeps creeping into my thoughts. Just like you need some time to decompress before you can really enjoy your vacation, I think you need some time to start mentally readjusting for your return. I just wish I could put it off because it is most certainly too early and I'll certainly have plenty of time on my hands to adjust when I return.