"No buttered scones for me mater, I'm off to play the Grand Piano!" (With apologies to Monty Python) Willard admires the colonial nature of the snack, Tea, Maidera Cake and pastries, it's like going back in time to the height of the empire (and Thailand was never part of it, but sometimes the Thai Airways service evokes that lost, imperial, quality!)

As we get close to landing, Willard muses on something he rarely addresses, frequent travellers pet peves. They talk of "the Domino Effect" - nothing to do with pub games, but the effect where one passenger at the front reclines their seat, and the entire cabin is forced to, in order to maintain their space. Whilst everyone has the right to recline their seat, Willard does wonder what the benefits are (versus the disruption to fellow passengers) on a 55 minute flight, where over half is taken up by the snack service. However, since the passengers in front chose to recline both during take-off and landing (until stopped for safety reasons) I guess they thought it was really important to them. If any reader knows the Russian for "Inconsiderate Ingrates" you are welcome to enlighten Willard via the usual E-Mail....

On the Taxi ride (yes we braved the Taxi queue this time!) back from the Airport, Willard muses that they Skytrain might not be running all the way to Suvarnabhumi this year....

On arrival at the Westin Sukhumvit - Willard is immediately recognised and escorted up to the Executive Lounge for Platinum Check-in service.

And Willard quickly relaxes in his Club room on the 24th Floor (next door to the Westin Club, in fact!) - but no suite for us this time, Willard has not managed to make the "Grand Slam" of Starwood Thailand upgrades, sadly.