The ongoing blog of the Tomchak family, in Wheaton IL USA

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The good news is we made it here. The bad?

The good news is we made it here. The bad?

By on June 17, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

The good news is we made it all the way here. The bad? None of our 19 checked bags did.

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Hour 30. We’ve finally reached Chiang Mai

Hour 30. We’ve finally reached Chiang Mai

By on June 17, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

Hour 30. We’ve finally reached our destination city of chang mai Thailand. Off to the hotel!

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I’m rich!  Just converted $200…

I’m rich! Just converted $200…

By on June 17, 2008 in Twitter with 0 Comments

I’m rich! Just converted $200 US to $6,300 Thai bat (pronounced baaht)! This time we have an hour to catch the next flight, so no sprinting through the airport this time. Thank goodness.

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Taxing to the gate in Bangkok.

Taxing to the gate in Bangkok.

By on June 17, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

Taxing to the gate in Bangkok.

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Hour 30. We have landed in Bangkok Thailand

Hour 30. We have landed in Bangkok Thailand

By on June 17, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

Hour 30. We have landed in Bangkok, and have one more flight to catch to ChiangMai.

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OMG, we made it but…

OMG, we made it but…

By on June 17, 2008 in iPhone, Photo Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

OMG, we made it but it was a real ordeal. More later. If you have to travel 18 hours on a plane, this is not a bad way to go. 3 full meals during the flight, on-demand movies and tv shows in every seat, and each seat is also a recliner with leg rest. I’ve […]

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Hour 11, at LAX

Hour 11, at LAX

By on June 16, 2008 in Twitter with 0 Comments

Hour 11, at LAX, trying for the next flight. 17 minutes left. A View from the plane just after takeoff from Chicago.

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On the plane for LA. We still …

On the plane for LA. We still …

By on June 16, 2008 in iPhone, Photo Post, Twitter with 0 Comments

On the plane for LA. We still feel confident that we’ll make our connecting flight.

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Delayed flight…

By on June 16, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

It was almost a cancelled flight, so I’m glad it is only a delay now. There were technical issues with the plane, so they finally found us a new plane and we leave at 7:55pm now (instead of 5:15). The only issue now is that we only have about 40 minutes once we get to […]

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On the way… Thailand here we come!

On the way… Thailand here we come!

By on June 16, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

The first of 3 flights starts shortly (we hope anyway, we’re in a delay at the moment). From Chicago we fly to LA and have a 3 hour stay at the airport. From there we fly to Bangkok and have a 1 hour stay in Bangkok. And from there we fly to Chang Mai (I […]

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