It took us 24 disorienting hours of travel to fly from Seattle, through Seoul, to Bangkok. South Korean airlines was so much nicer than Delta that we felt revived for the last leg (6 hours). We ascended a staircase to the upper deck of what felt like a cruise ship, with tons of space and everything a soothing aquamarine. The all-female crew (including a “purser”) introduced themselves bowing, all in a retro-feminine uniform of aquamarine blouse, starched scarf, and cream skirt, hair coiffed in a bun, flawless skin and beautiful faces. The first photo was taken in the Bangkok airport, a colossal structure with terminals that extend for miles. The second photo is where we find ourselves now, Hotel Riva Surya, on a river on a sunny but smoggy morning.