I’ve been all over the place so far this summer. Its been a mix of countries and cultures, cuisines, cities and airplanes. We started out the day after my school year ended. I actually had to leave a few days early because I had booked our tickets prior to snow days. Oh well. We took Amtrak to Newark as our flight was at 1:50 in the morning. I recommend this option if you have a flight later in the day. The train takes you right to the airports air train. Our terminal was packed with Cathay Pacific passengers and a Norwegian Air flight that had been delayed. Tensions were high with those passengers and I was feeling fortunate that wasn’t our circumstance. Never fun starting a flight off on the wrong foot with on-board anger. Here are a few shots from our flight.

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We flew an A350 from Newark to Hong Kong and then to Bangkok. Loved the plane. Very quiet as well. Cathay Pacific has done a nice job integrating these aircraft into operation. We flew a Cathay 777 last year and the heat from the window was unbearable. The inflight technology is crisp, easy to use, fast, and an effective way to kill several hours.

Noodles in Hong Kong. No roaches seen!

2 hours in Hong Kong was enough for a quick bite to eat, walk around a little bit and then board our flight to Bangkok.

We arrived in Bangkok around 10am. Checked in early to the Shangri-La on the Chao Phrya River. We have stayed here many times and the price, location and staff can’t be beat. I truly love it here. The river is magical and the pool is an oasis to return to after a long hot day looking around Bangkok.

We ate lunch at MK, a Thai chain that does suki, dim sum, and duck. This is my daughters go to and I love it as well. I enjoy the duck especially here while she eats a boiling pot of shrimp, squid, and glass noodles. No vegetables.

The evening is for som tam and kao mon guy.

Sorry about the repeat! Its been a long month. Bear with me. Headed to Rome from Bangkok on Etihad Airlines .