Great week in Sonora, USA with Michael and Blair and then Korean Air out of San Francisco, CA to Seoul, Korea, then on to Bangkok, Thailand. About 20 hours overall. Into Bangkok where my friend Veena met me. I had arraigned a private car to meet me at the airport and then travel down to Pattaya, Thailand for a weeks stay at a resort on the beach there. Pattaya is perhaps the second most well know city in Thailand and not necessarily for it's beaches. But, hanging around the beach area watching all the going-ons is still a great way to relax and unwind following a long flight and a huge time change. One week was about right! Anything you want to know about Pattaya you can surely see with a quick search on YouTube, as there are thousands of video's with all sorts of things.

The longer I stay in Thailand the more I appreciate all the things this wonderful country has to offer. I have spoken to many ex-pats who now live/retire here and without exception each have said "I wish I would have made this move sooner". Question is, how to get Solace here so I would be able to enjoy the best of both worlds. Will need to do some hard thinking about that one.