I’m filled with questions when I look at a map of a place I have never visited. How do I chunk up a manageable journey through this place? How do I get there? Which areas do I visit? Where are the hiking trails? Where are the trailheads? How do I get around? How do I… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
Category: Travel
Streamlining Flying
Earlier this month, I found myself airside at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport. 13 minutes earlier I was boarding the subway downtown. In those 13 minutes I rode the train two stations to the airport, walked up two levels to Departures, and cleared Security. I had almost an hour before boarding the plane, plenty time for a… Continue reading Streamlining Flying
Streamlining Flying
Posted Streamlining Flying.
Global Entry Interview
Went to MSP Airport for my Global Entry interview. My application was approved.
Travel Gear: Buying the Wrong GPS
Whether it’s investments or stuff, I’m a buy-and-hold kind of person. I’d had my handheld GPS (a Garmin, function-key-driven GPSMAP 6OCSx) 8 years when I lost it on a trip in January 2015. I was not ready to replace it because it still performed well relative to current units. But now I had no GPS. I… Continue reading Travel Gear: Buying the Wrong GPS
Sunk Cost
Posted about buying the wrong GPS.
Home After Two Months
Home after two months: wonderful to be met by Dwight at MSP. Waited all day at ORD for the weather to improve.
Thunderstorms, Cancelled Flight
Thunderstorms, flight canceled. App makes it easy to rebook. If the new flight is canceled, I’ll check in to a hotel.
Chicago O’Hare ORD Bloody Mary
Thursday morning #2: Bloody Mary, Chicago, O’Hare. It’s rather thundery out there.
Tokyo Narita NRT Bloody Mary
This week (thanks to the date line) I get two Thursday mornings. Thursday morning #1: Bloody Mary, Tokyo Narita.