Category: Plan

The Game Of Travel Planning

Spent many happy hours putting together a multi-day hike we’ll complete in April. Much of the hike is countryside, but on the last day we cross the Golden Gate Bridge towards San Francisco. The challenge was aligning cheapest days to fly with availability in two isolated inns.

Trip Stacking: Managing Uncertainty

Lava stone cairn to mark the trail

This summer we’ll be traveling somewhere overseas with our nephews and their parents. Exactly where we go will depend on the trajectory of the Covid virus and how different jurisdictions choose to manage transmission risk. To minimize uncertainty, I’ve resorted to stacking three trips for around the same time this summer. We’ll make one of… Continue reading Trip Stacking: Managing Uncertainty

A Trip to England: Covid Risks and Responsibilities

In November I’ll travel to England, my first overseas trip in over 1½ years. This will be the first time I’ve flown eastbound across the Atlantic on a daytime flight. But, enough of firsts. The trip isn’t assured. It’s possible Covid travel restrictions to the UK could be tightened and I would have to cancel… Continue reading A Trip to England: Covid Risks and Responsibilities

Imagining Travel

Lightning and welcome heavy rain made it a good day to imagine an adventurous trip next summer with our nephews and their dad. We’ve booked the flights, now we can plan possibilities.

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Unfortunate Airport Code

Just booked a flight from Fukuoka to Sapporo/New Chitose for a trip next summer with our teenage nephews and their dad. We’ll have rail passes, but it’s a 1,200 mile journey by bullet trains. The boys will have a field day with one of the airport codes.

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