I’m sure you’ve all been wondering if I’ll be heading to Thailand on Thursday, and the answer is yes. All of our sources say things are fine and the media seems to agree. It’s always exciting to visit an area hot in the news, especially one with tanks nearby.

Guess that’s not the only worry since Thailand is one of the hardest hit areas of the H5N1 Bird Flu virus. They’ve had 25 human cases and 17 fatalities since 2004. Good thing I’m a vegetarian… and I usually don’t kiss birds.

Photo by macbiff

As long as I don’t stand in front of any tanks, or mingle with livestock, I should be enjoying the smell of beautiful Vanda Miss Joaquim (Singapore’s national flower) the week after Bangkok.

Remember, I have greater odds of having a fatal walk across the street than anything bad happening on this trip.