Thursday, July 20, 2023 and Friday, July 21, 2023 – It is time for our trip to end. We were packed and ready to leave our hotel by 7:30 a.m. to make our way back to the Bangkok airport – the beginning of a long journey to the U.S.
Our trip back was in three legs, one more stop than our trip to Thailand. We flew 8 hours (6 hour flight time plus 2 hour time change) on Korean Air from Bangkok, Thailand to Seoul, South Korea. Then we traveled 22 hours (8 hour flight plus a 14 hour time change) on Delta from Seoul to Minneapolis, MN, USA. The final leg was a 4 hour trip (3 hour flight with a 1 hour time change) from Minneapolis to Boston, MA. All together we spent the equivalent of 36 hours traveling.
As we did on the way to Bangkok, we splurged for first class seats on our return trip. Again, we loved the additional space, the ability to lay our seats flat for sleeping, and the delicious and plentiful food and drinks. Being able to sleep comfortably on the planes definitely helped us adjust to coming back to the U.S. and avoid too much jet lag.
This Southeast Asia adventure included 10 flights. Fortunately, all of them were on time except for our final flight (Minneapolis to Boston) which was delayed for 2 hours. We landed in Boston, collected our luggage, found our driver and got on the road, arriving in West Hartford, CT at 5:00 am. We took a long nap and forced ourselves to get up at 10:00 am and stay awake for the rest of the day.
This 18 day adventure was an absolutely amazing trip filled with new sights, foods, cultures, and experiences. We are very grateful that we had this opportunity. Thanks for virtually coming along with us.
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