Thai Airways cabin

Greetings from Bangkok

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January 23rd 2010
A little catching up: Thursday AM: Stormy. On the approach to LAX we could see how high the surf was. A variety of floods and evacuations are going on, though it's only sprinkling at the airport right now. My fight isn't for almost 11 hours and it sounds like the current warning may expire by then. I spent most of the day in the Alaska Air Board Room, which was quiet, had nice furniture, ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more