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
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My Kagoshima: Chunking the Map
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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
Behind the Steel Door
Hakata (Fukuoka), Monday through Saturday: 08:53 People start to assemble outside the steel roller shutter door. 08:55 Voices behind the shutter make a declaration in unison. 08:59 An electric motor whirs as the shutter slowly rises. The scene slowly reveals itself: an office with about 30 workers in business attire. Three are standing at the…… Continue reading Behind the Steel Door
Behind the Steel Door
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Milking MileagePlus Miles
Dep. Fukuoka Thurs. 7:15aArr. Chicago Thurs. 8:25aANA: FUK-NRT-ORDUnited: ORD-MSP35K United FF miles, FUK-MSP.
Backtracking
Fukuoka from Aburayama. Plan: 4-hour hike. Actual: 7 hours. Reason: I had to backtrack. I climbed each peak twice!
Mount Kaya
My hike today, on the way to Mount Kaya, on the coast, west of Fukuoka.
Dazaifu
Drippy day. Took train to Dazaifu, established 1,300 years ago, ruled Kyushu for about 500 years.
The Center of Things
Fukuoka, my base for the next 4 nights. It’s a good center: I can catch trains going north, south, east, or west.