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Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing

March 18, 2010 beach

Well Have a Nap

The cargo hold of a C-17 is heated but toward the back it still gets pretty cold. My wool hat, scarf, long-sleeved shirt, Australia fleece and knee-high socks under my jeans weren’t enough, even with the wool blankets they handed out. I still slept ok, but I would have slept even better had I known…

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March 18, 2010 Family

Open Letter to Mum

Dear Mama,I walked by this bench and found a small white envelope with your name on it, so please consider this your formal invitation to meet halfway in Hawaii whenever you want. These cabins have a full kitchen and two bedrooms for $80/night!!Love,Your partner in beach 🙂

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March 18, 2010 Space A

Travel is Hard

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?? 🙂

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March 16, 2010 Space A

Hawaii Kawaii!!

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!

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March 16, 2010 Japan

The Ruins of Nakijin-jo

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…

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March 15, 2010 Japan

There Should be More Pineapple Parks

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…

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March 15, 2010 Japan

What Brings You to Casablanca?

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…

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