Well of course travel can never be without delays and worries; that wouldn't be very exciting, now would it! I got to LAX a few minutes early, but luggage took forever to come out, and then I had to schlep over to the international terminal. I get there and it takes forever before they let me go. Apparently, my Lao Air boarding passes wouldn't print. They were literally closing the check-in area and all the employees were heading out. However, I had no time for an "All By Myself" lip-sync. I had to get through security. I made it with just enough time to head to the bathroom before I boarded.
The flight itself wasn't too bad; I may have even gotten 2-3 hours of sleep! We had an empty seat in our row, and the lady next to me was a lovely older woman who was going on an adventure travel tour to Indonesia, including Bali! So I had to go on for a while about how much I love Bali. She loves travel, and told me about how before her husband died, they would go travel to a small place in the south of France or Italy, rent a house, and spend a couple of weeks. That is exactly the style of travel I aspire to, really.
I also watched Argo. Maybe not the best movie to watch when you are going to work at an American embassy? But it was a really good movie that I hadn't seen yet.
Luckily, when I got to Taipei, there was an easy transfer over to my gate for my Bangkok flight. One last transfer to Lao Air (I'll have to grab a boarding pass somewhere) and then I will be there!
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