Well, I didn’t get too far today. The plan was to get from Fort Lauderdale to Kirishima, southern Japan. Instead I got as far as Houston. My United flight from Houston to Tokyo was repeatedly delayed: something about a problem under the floor, eventually traced to a cargo door.I retreated to the KLM club where… Continue reading An Unplanned Night in Houston
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An Unplanned Night in Houston
Posted An Unplanned Night in Houston, and lovely airline people.
Burning Bonus Miles
At Houston, IAH, burning frequent flyer miles. (Actually, frequent new credit card application bonus miles.)
From Beaches to Volcanoes
Posted From Beaches to Volcanoes (Southern Japan).
From Beaches to Volcanoes
It’s time to leave a world of beaches for travel with a bit of fiber in it. This weekend, in Naples, Florida, I got reunited with my hiking boots and walking shoes and mailed the lesser stuff back home. I’m on my way to Kirishima, southern Japan. I’ll connect to a flight in Houston Tuesday… Continue reading From Beaches to Volcanoes
Aruba Arrival
No immigration lines: we and 5 others got off the plane in Aruba. The flight then continued to Paramaribo, Suriname.
Surinam Airways
Flying tonight.
Getting Warm
It’s worth getting up crazy early to catch a train to Miami.
Iron Road to the Capital of Latin America
Tomorrow I leave Savannah for Miami, the end of the line on Amtrak. A journey from a world constrained by history to a place that is still inventing itself. For tourists, Charleston and Savannah are about colonial times and early independence through the end of the civil war. A white history with selective amnesia. Miami… Continue reading Iron Road to the Capital of Latin America
The Other
Woolworth’s lunch counter (Smithsonian) I tried to build a coherent picture of my seatmate as I rode Amtrak from Cleveland to New York. The obvious stuff: 40-ish, black, heavyset, financially on the edge. I got the financial bit as he talked on the phone about his imminent move to a smaller apartment. He clicked away at… Continue reading The Other