Our first experience of authentic Thai culture came at about 3 a.m. local time when this gentleman welcomed us to Bangkok. 
This is the dude who checked our passports at Customs and Immigration. I thought the sword was overkill.somewhere in the air over China
about 2 hours from landing in Bangkok
We’ve been riding in planes since the day started at noon yesterday. I can’t wait to get off this stupid thing. It’s been really boring and without Alexa I wouldn’t have survived.
The bathrooms are unbelievably tiny and cramped and the floors are a little wet. I’m trying to avoid ever going to the bathroom unless I really, really need to.
In Tokyo, my dad was the one who was out of place. We couldn’t get water out of the vending machine because it only took yen.
