overnight in Tokyo
I am staying in Narita (Tokyo) overnight, courtesy of NWA. My flight to Los Angeles was very overbooked, so I volunteered to take a direct flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis in Business Class tomorrow afternoon. Not such a bad deal – sure beats the hell out of a coach flight and a 3-hour layover in LAX.
Anyway, I have had several hours hanging out in the airports to reflect on the past 9 weeks …
Countries visited: 6
Currencies exchanged: 9
Languages spoken (by me): 3 Spoken by everyone else: a hundred?
Favorite place: Kathmandu,Nepal Chiang Mai,Thailand Pokhara,Nepal Too many favorite places to pick just one
Least favorite place: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Favorite food: curry @UBC pumpkin in school cafeteria pork dumplings Again, too many favorites
Least favorite food: durian
Strangest night out: the disco in Kathmandu
Most fun: dancing with the bartenders at Champs-Élysées in LinHai.
Greatest inspiration: the children of Nepal
Things I did not miss: TV
Simple pleasures: ice cubes
Biggest surprise: No one speaks English in China the smog I really do like teaching How difficult it is to leave …
How many miles? On foot, probably 600; on bicycle, maybe 150; air miles, over 25,000; taxi, subway, bus – no idea (!!)
Photos – 500+
Blog entries – 44
cold showers – at least 27, probably more …
Regrets? none … zero …
Tags: Travel
Nancy
Just took a quick peek to see if you posted from home. I guess none of us should be surprised that NWA overbooked. But, better for you to fly home direct. I bet they gave you ice in business class. 🙂
I’ll miss reading your blogs, but will be happy to see you and hear about the trip in person. cr
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