How do you spell VDB in Japanese?
When booking my flight from Tokyo‘s Haneda airport to Hiroshima to position for my 787 Dreamliner trip I really wanted to book the 7:50am departure....
Trip Reports
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Why I probably won’t be buying gogo again any time soon
I have never really felt that the value proposition of the gogo service was particularly great. The cost of the service is generally high and...
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Climbing the Stairway to (Temple of) Heaven
Let’s say you’re a Chinese emperor, ruling the kingdom at some point between 1420 and 1911 and it is time to offer sacrifices and pray...
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Ramada gets lost in California
Yesterday morning I found myself in need of a hotel in or near Burbank, California. No big deal, right? I did my typical search across...
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Living the Dream(liner): My first 787 flight
It was day three of scheduled commercial service for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operated by ANA, and I was on board. No, it was not...
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Living the Dream(liner): The Prequel
I landed at Tokyo‘s Haneda airport about two hours ago having just flown in on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Hiroshima. The experience was quite...
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The Forbidden City is neither a city nor forbidden: Discuss.
I don’t think that I gave the Forbidden City a fair shake. I was pre-disposed to not being particularly enamored with it thanks to comments...
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To the top of the Great Wall of China!
The Great Wall of China can [apparently, despite my youthful indoctrinations, not] be seen from outer space. I’m quite certain it was not visible today,...
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You know the drill, don’t you?
About half way between San Francisco and Beijing I awoke from my nap and headed to the lav. Time for a quick break to stretch...
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Well, that’s not how I meant to get to Seattle
When the check-in machine at the airport informs you that it is unable to rebook your connection that’s a bad thing. When the agent behind...