After being in Airport World for five days, it was good to spend today, Saturday, hiking in Kagoshima and the surrounding hills. When you hike on a Saturday you get to see the locals enjoying their place. Early in the hike I was the audience for a group of taiko drummers, practicing their art. I could feel…… Continue reading Saturday Hike in Kagoshima
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Saturday Hike in Kagoshima
Posted Saturday Hike in Kagoshima.
Tokyo to Kagoshima
Took a 787 Dreamliner from Tokyo to Kagoshima, then walked out of Airport World, into the sun and unfiltered air.
Airport World: Day 4
Airport World, day 4 of 5. At Tokyo International HND took subway 2 stops to third airport hotel this week.
View from an Airport Hotel Room
View from an airport hotel room. Marriott, Houston IAH, Wednesday morning.
From Beaches to Volcanoes
It’s time to leave a world of beaches for travel with a bit of fiber in it. This weekend, in Naples, Florida, I got reunited with my hiking boots and walking shoes and mailed the lesser stuff back home. I’m on my way to Kirishima, southern Japan. I’ll connect to a flight in Houston Tuesday…… Continue reading From Beaches to Volcanoes
Fish and Chips in Florida
Fort Lauderdale, final Florida beach on this trip. Enjoyed fish and chips: a nod to my heritage, a seaside tradition.
Pleading the Fifth in Naples, Florida
My urban hiking this weekend in Naples, Florida, included quiet side streets lined with posh homes. As I walked, I thought about the logistics of maintaining multiple homes, and the burden of mortgages. When hiking through farmland I avoid getting between cow and calves. In this spirit, I was walking on the street so I…… Continue reading Pleading the Fifth in Naples, Florida
Pleading the Fifth in Naples, Florida
Posted Pleading the Fifth in Naples, Florida.
Stopped Twice by Police
Police stopped me twice in posh Naples, FL. Apparently I resemble a similarly scruffy, but demented lost husband.