The challenges of acquiring a Chinese Visa
I picked up my passport containing my brand new visa to visit China from the Consulate in New York City this morning. I didn’t use...
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Remembering the destruction of Hiroshima
August 6, 1945. In the blink of an eye the world had changed. Just a few hundred feet above Hiroshima, Japan, a bomb unlike any...
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Checking in: JAL City hotel, Haneda
As part of my quick run to Japan for a flight on ANA‘s 787 Dreamliner I found myself in need of a hotel quite close...
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Checking in: TianAn Rega Hotel, Beijing
The range of hotel options available in Beijing is tremendously broad. From dirt cheap rooms with no windows to grand luxury with a few more...
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Peking duck as a local specialty
There’s something to be said for enjoying the local dining delicacies when traveling. Whether Peking Duck is actually a local dish in Beijing or not...
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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....
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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...
