Touched down in the land of smiles at about 3:30 today. Slept most of the flight which was great. My hotel's sign is written in huge hebrew letters. First thing I did was stopped by Chabad and grabbed a 150 Baht (about $5) meal of shnitzel, israeli salad, ice tea, and fries. T'was decent. Chabad is packed. Getting a minyan for Maariv was very easy.
Now I'm in Bangkok. You can't help but feel alive here. Very busy, lots of people.
I'm paying 10 baht for 20 minutes of internet use so I'm in a rush. I'll likely update the blog periodically over the trip.