A long layover
Well, we've finally made it to Thailand after our unexpectedly extended prequel trip(s). It turns out that Fiji is only a good connection if you're going to Australia or New Zealand, so we ended up spending 18 hours in the air with an overnight layover in Seoul before arriving here in Chiang Mai. However, our brief stay in South Korea made the convoluted itinerary worthwhile. Brooke had dealt with the logistics of getting into the city and had rented a room at a small hotel within walking distance of the train station. Coming out of our relative isolation in Fiji, the newsclips of various misilles leaving silos quickly brougt us back to reality. While the launch video's meaning seemed pretty apparent, footage of an angry Trump would have required some Korean to actually understand. The presentation implied that both clips were meant to play on similar emotions. Definitely a change from Fiji :) Brooke had gotten us a room at the K Seoul Guesthouse. We got off on t...