I leave Bangkok late tonight for a two-week trip home to the US. I’ll be in Beaufort, SC as of late Thursday night; then it’s on to Boston/Cape Cod for a wedding. I plan to swing through DC on my way back to SC. Then it’s back here to Bangkok on June 23rd.
I still don’t have a precise itinerary, but I’m looking forward to seeing as many friends as possible on this quite brief sojourn.
For you long-haul flight junkies, here’re the dirty details: I’m flying Korean Air*** from BKK to Seoul to Dulles, where I connect to Savannah on Delta. On the way back it’s SAV to Atlanta to Seoul to BKK. The ATl to ICN leg is the longest of the bunch, lasting 14 hours and 25 minutes. Don’t worry ’bout little ole me, as in addition to a multitude of media to devour (mp3s; magazines; newspapers; both fiction and nonfiction books; an instructional Thai language book) I’ve got window seats, which are crucial for sacking out as I can lean up against the fuselage. Aisle seats, which you might think would be a logical choice for a 6’3″ guy like myself, is problematic as my size 12 1/2 U-boats are always meandering out from under the seat in front of me and getting smashed by the drink carts.
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* No, I’m not flying Kazakstan Airlines, as much as I would love to support Borat‘s homeland.
** Korean Air: bring on the bibimbap, baby.