Rode this beauty through the 33.5-mile Seikan undersea tunnel from Hokkaido to Honshu.
Category: In-Transit
View from a Plane
This weekend I plan to hike this caldera lake (Lake Mashu). Another caldera (Mount Kamui) rises out of the lake. I took this picture from a turboprop, today, on my way to Nemuro, the most easterly town in Hokkaido and Japan.
Clean Clothes Every Day
Landed in Hokkaido from Tokyo, late Wednesday evening. Washed my clothes: they’ll be dry in time for me to wear them on an early morning turboprop flight.
ORD
I will always find it exciting to board a plane in Chicago ORD at noon, then arrive Tokyo the next day, late afternoon.
Transit Apps for a Short Trip
We’re just back from a few days in Chicago. Smartphone apps made travel by train, plane, and bike a breeze. I was able to purchase all transit using my phone. App Example Transit Use Cases Metro Transit –Buy tickets for light rail from home to MSP (Minneapolis airport). Fly Delta –Check in for flight.–Display boarding… Continue reading Transit Apps for a Short Trip
Schiphol Lounge
Bonus post: depiction of airport congestion, AMS, Amsterdam Schiphol.
Madrid MAD–London LGW
On board, Madrid MAD–London LGW.
Lisbon Airport Hotel
Tonight we’re in a hotel, 5 minutes walk from Lisbon Airport. Tomorrow, 5:00 a.m. Dwight flies LIS-AMS-MSP. Three hours later I fly a short hop, LIS-SVQ Seville.
Off to the Algarve
Two trains then a bus took us from Lisbon Oriente Station to Odeceixe, a village in the Algarve. For the next week we plan to hike sections of the Rota Vicentina.
En Route to Miami MIA
Rode a train above yellow cabs, en route to Miami MIA. Next up: Lisbon, Portugal, on a rather cheap fare. Meanwhile, our nephews and their parents are in flight to MSP.