When I (not pictured) visited Bangkok, I purposely didn't see everything I could have. My trip was great anyway, and I never felt like I was missing out on anything.
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I was probably doing a terrible job of seeing the sights of Bangkok.I didn't even get to the famed Wat Pho until 3 p.m. because I'd slept in and took a leisurely post-lunch detour to find mango sticky rice.I arrived just in time to admire the Temple of the Reclining Buddha's namesake sculpture in the glowing afternoon light before discovering the 108 bronze bowls lining the temple wall and joining others in the meditative exercise of dropping a coin into each one.After, I sat outside listening to evening chants from the monks, as the hum of their voices filled the square.Although I hadn't technically done much, it had been a brilliant travel day.There were other grand temples close by in the Thai capital, and I certainly could've fit in a visit to at least one more that day, as that's how you "make good use" of your precious vacation time.Frankly, though, optimizing trips to the max just isn't my style. I don't want to just take a photo of a place and move on.
I like to have plenty of time to sit and take all the sights in, to digress if I come across something else that looks interesting, and never travel so fast that I barely remember what I've seen.On vacation, many things take longer than you think
