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Choosing the Right Window

In the past years, months, weeks and even days, I have been blessed with incredible opportunities to travel. To move. To see the world. View from our boat in Koh Phi Phi Whether that's a tuk-tuk across town, a boat ride to an island, biking to work, flying 20+ hours to get to Thailand, or a cab ride from Bangkok to Ayutthaya at 1:00am (think South Bend from Chicago), traveling itself  is just time spent in limbo. Floating, bumping, dragging, speeding from one place to the next, transitioning. Climbing into each mode of transportation, you're faced with an immediate, important decision: where do I want to sit? On airplanes, you're given a little extra time to think about it, but then again there's more to consider. With buses, trains, minivans, motorbikes, tuktuks and boats, you need to pick right away, and your decision, once made, often cannot be easily changed. Do you want to catch a glimpse of a sunrise or sunset? Will you pass any interesting landmarks or