Half Way Across the Globe and DUNKIN DONUTS

So to my joy and delight there was a Dunkin Donuts in the Seoul Airport. I successfully ordered an iced coffee and got a little bag of chocolate glazed munchkins. This brought a lot of comfort to me as I struggled to adjust myself to the different time zone and culture.

I ended up getting three hours of sleep the night before BC and I left for the Richmond airport...we were reunited with Mark in Atlanta and were able to begin the process of realization "we were finally on our way". All things considered the flight to Seoul wasn't that bad. We each had video monitors in the seats in front of us, so I watched three movies all at my own pace. There were games, digital music, etc... to keep us entertained and plenty of refreshments and meals along the way. By the end I was ready to be off the plane and walk around- so thankfully we had a few hours in the airport to gather our wits. BC slept for almost the entire lay over, Mark and I found the Dunkin Donuts and then took naps, and then we boarded for our 5 1/2 flight to Bangkok. At this point we had already been traveling for over 20 hours.

Korea Air- very friendly. I took my cough medicine and essentially went into deep sleep for the entire flight, it was fantastic. Not only was it sleep, it was restful sleep because of the extra pillows I scored, my soft blanket I had with me, and the empty row I was sitting in.

Arriving in Bangkok was a little like waking up in a strange dreamland. Tiffany met us on the other side of customs and the baggage claim- all of our bags arrived: Praise the Lord. The taxi ride to where we were staying was not eventful but it was great to hear about some things that are coming up in the next few days. I slept really well last night, again thanks in part to the cough medicine and the state of shear exhaustion.

Now we are just resting. Tonight we take a 12 hour train ride to Chiang Mai, Thailand. It's supposed to be cooler then the current 95 degree weather, and we're staying in a Village. There are not many known details as Tiffany has not been to this specific place before, but she is trusting her American friend to hook us up.