I usually travel with a lighweight daypack. It’s under three ounces, holds 18 liters, and can hide in a hiking boot in my backpack. Of course I could use my 30-liter backpack as a daypack: it’s just a little larger than a typical 20-liter daypack. However, the lightweight daypack comes in handy: Later this month… Continue reading Travel Gear: Lightweight Daypack
Category: Travel
London Waterloo
Took a train from London Waterloo to Fleet to see friends. More than a quarter million people pass through these ticket barriers every day in the busiest train station in the UK.
KLM Delft Blue Houses
Between flights at Amsterdam Schiphol AMS. These KLM Delft Blue houses are presented to passengers flying long-haul Business. Currently, there’s 99 different models, and a new model is introduced annually. They contain Dutch Genever, which is 35% alcohol.
MSP-AMS
On board DL164, MSP-AMS. The captain is foraging for coffee, the first officer is in the toilet.
Staying Upright
Posted Travel Gear: Compact Trekking Pole.
Travel Gear: Compact Trekking Pole
I’ve upgraded my hiking gear with a Leki trekking pole which collapses to 15 inches. It easily fits inside my 30-liter backpack. My pack is the same size as some daypacks, but it carries everything I need for an arbitrarily long trip. Even when I took it apart, my previous trekking pole stuck out of… Continue reading Travel Gear: Compact Trekking Pole
Provisioning our Flight
Watched our overnight flight to Minneapolis being provisioned at Honolulu HNL.
Getting on Board
Posted Getting on Board.
Getting on Board
March 21, 2019. My day started with a conga line. We were staying in cabins by a Minnesota lake. Family, brothers-in-law, my sister-in-law and their families, my mother-in-law, and goodness knows who else. But there were many more people, enough for the line to snake around the entire lake. I wanted none of this, so… Continue reading Getting on Board
Tropical Vegetation and Aviation Fuel
Walked around a place smelling of lush tropical vegetation and aviation fuel. Airside at Honolulu HNL.