My 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 journeys to Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. I’ve arrived in Kagoshima Prefecture on some of the newest transportation on the planet. Arrrive… Benefit: A Good Place to Stay: …by Boeing 787 Dreamliner Quick A hotel on the edge of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park. (Hourly direct buses from the airport.) This is…… Continue reading My Kagoshima: Arriving
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Synthetic Socks
Stocked up on essentials at REI Co-op sale. Yes, I prefer synthetic over wool: quicker drying, and my feet are happy.
Scenes from a Day in 2010
The deep sleep during the overnight long-haul across the ocean.The pause between flights when I photograph a Heineken. I email the picture to a friend who is in a different place, a different time. I remind him of this place, this time of day, this beer, three years earlier when he and I were on…… Continue reading Scenes from a Day in 2010
My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
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
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.