Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
I didn’t pack any tropical weather clothes beyond my bathing suit so, alas, I had to buy this adorable aloha-print dress to wear on the beach at Bellows AFB recreational facility and beyond! That’s ok—I can use all that money I’m saving by flying Space A. How’s that for an endorsement?? 🙂
I landed safely in Hawaii and shucks! No flights out until Thursday morning! Chris said he’s working late Tuesday and Wednesday nights anyway, so this will work out perfectly. Hopefully. Maybe. So Thursday a.m. I’m trying for either of two flights leaving for Miramar. Aloha!
The Ryukyu Kingdom unified the Okinawan Islands and ruled Japan beginning in the 1400s. Its mariners and traders were known all throughout Southeast Asia and South Asia, gaining clearance to sail into China’s ports during the Ming Dynasty.Then Japan asked Okinawa to go to war against Korea, and Okinawa refused to avoid friction with their…
Japanese people are Japan’s #1 tourists. They’ve practically made touring a competitive sport. So all throughout the train and metro stations are advertisements for your next Japanese tour. Last year I saw the same poster everywhere: a Japan Airlines poster for flights to Hokaido (a guy in an Eskimo coat holding hot chocolate) and Okinawa…
Louis: “What brings you to Casablanca?” Rick: “My health. I came for the waters.” Louis: “But there are no waters in Casablanca.” Rick: “I was misinformed.” This conversation would be appropriate for my situation if you subbed in “space A flights headed east,” instead of “waters.” So far I think I’m at six flights either…
With the coming of family to San Diego, many eyes in imprisoned Atsugi Base turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Americas. Hickam became the great embarkation point. But not everyone could get to Hickam directly, and so a tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up. Yamato to Astugi Air Terminal. Across the Pacific…
One time on family vacation we went on a two-hour dolphin-watching tour. This was a huge treat because 1. it’s expensive to do anything with a family of six, so a fancy boat ride was a treat indeed, and 2. the boat served all-you-can eat donuts!!!!!!!! Plus, if you were the first person to see…
