I rarely use headphones when traveling. On a long-haul, I prefer to read, snooze, or watch a movie in silence with subtitles turned on. I have yet to find comfortable, compact headphones. Back in 1980, when the Sony Walkman was introduced to the USA, the airlines were still handing out pneumatic headsets in Economy. These…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Headphones
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Travel Gear: Headphones
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Cheap Flight to Japan
Got up early to book flights from southern Japan when they opened up today. Round-trip: 70,000 frequent flyer miles.
Travel Gear: One-Time Password Generator
My smartphone and tablet make it easy to access my Internet accounts, maybe too easy: what happens if my devices fall into the wrong hands, or if a username and password are somehow intercepted? On my most recent trip, I used a YubiKey Neo one-time password (OTP) generator. My usernames and passwords are generated and…… Continue reading Travel Gear: One-Time Password Generator
One-Time Password Generators
Drippy day. A good day to write about one-time password generators.
Researching Trips
Today, researched trips.
Still Magical
I’ve been flying long-hauls for almost 40 years. It’s still magical.
NRT—MSP
Depart NRT Friday 3:30 p.m. Arrive MSP Friday 1:00 p.m., 11-1/2 hours later.
En Route to NRT
Friday, 8:00 a.m. Bullet train, Nagano to Tokyo. I’ll walk around Ueno Park, then continue to NRT (Tokyo-Narita).
Next up: Sado Island
Monday: Traveling to Sado, final “Island off Islands” I’ll stay in a ryokan and… walk.