{"id":226,"date":"2023-12-04T14:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/?p=226"},"modified":"2023-12-06T07:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:03:48","slug":"sun-3rd-dec-birthday-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Sun 3rd Dec &#8211; Birthday in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abject terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image186648868-1701698454721-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image186648868-1701698454721-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image186648868-1701698454721-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image186648868-1701698454721-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image_editor_output_image186648868-1701698454721.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beginning in a saga of delays. The flight was 5 hours delayed in the end. 5 hours I could contemplate my imminent death. I am glad I hadn&#8217;t taken a valium in preparation for boarding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_000607143.NIGHT_-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This disgusting abomination was all I could buy with my complimentary $15 lunch voucher. I could not bring myself to say &#8220;chicken mayo croissant&#8221; as three contiguous words alloud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_235539655-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;A faulty valve in left engine had to be replaced&#8221; says the captain as we take off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231204-210533-545x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231204-210533-545x1024.png 545w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231204-210533-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231204-210533.png 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">10 hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" style=\"width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_150057574-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two valium and black space from a 10 hour anxiety attack later, I am required to perform basic human navigation, such as find Ms Janet so that I can be transferred to my Bangkok hotel. Ms Janet (right) looks stern at me, probably because I am still crying with relief that the plane has landed on the runway safely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231203_155833588-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I arrive at my hotel grareful I am finally in a place of the world where not a day will pass without a symbol of an elephant. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abject terror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday","category-summer-2023"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions\/234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}