Unpacked my boots.
Category: Travel
Backpack on MSP Carpet
Worn shoes and 35 liter backpack on MSP carpet.
Taking my Time
Bloody Mary at SFO after a night in a hotel (to avoid a red-eye) and a night in flight. No need to rush the journey.
My First Dreamliner Long-Haul
My first long-haul on a 787 Dreamliner (HND–SFO). Skeptical the LCD windows would be effective: they are.
Jet-Setting
12:30 a.m., Tokyo Haneda, about to board a flight to San Francisco, along with all the other jet-setters.
Old Streetcars
I love Matsuyama’s old streetcars. Some go back to the 1950’s.
Kyushu Island to Shikoku Island
Today (Thursday) two trains, 400 miles, Fukuoka (Kyushu Island) to Matsuyama (Shikoku Island).
Travel Gear: Hiking Pants
As I was stretching, clambering, grappling over rocks in Kirishima National Park, I replayed in my head the most recent encounter with a fellow hiker. The woman had made the usual greeting, then a look of dissonance flashed across her face. I’d seen that look before when I’ve thoughtlessly put a shoe on tatami, or… Continue reading Travel Gear: Hiking Pants
Avoiding Arrest
Posted Travel Gear: Hiking Pants. My efforts not to get arrested.
Satisfied Inner Child
Riding a bullet train, Kagoshima–Fukuoka, through lots of tunnels. My inner child is being satisfied.