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Da nobis, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus…
…ut, qui nova incarnáti Verbi tui luce perfúndimur; hoc in nostro respléndeat ópere, quod per fidem fulget in mente. A very happy Christmas to all.
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Field Report: An Autumn Walk in Kamikōchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (02 October 2019)
I’m not much of an outdoorsman, but I do enjoy the occasional side trip into Japan’s rugged and beautiful highlands. One particularly rewarding detour that requires little time or hiking experience involves tackling the easy riverside trails of Kamikōchi (上高地): a remote mountain valley located less than two hours from downtown Matsumoto.
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Travel Throwback: A 2012 Manila-Bangkok flight on Philippine Airlines
Look at what I’ve found in the deepest, darkest depths of my photo archive: a handful of old snapshots from a 2012 round-trip flight between Manila and Bangkok on Philippine Airlines.
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Flight Report: HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 919 (28 January 2020)
I can’t help but feel a touch of sadness as I write this report, given that it concerns the last flight I took before the pandemic put an end to non-essential travel (for the moment, anyway). Nonetheless, with 2020 drawing to a close and 2021 offering the promise of better days ahead, let’s look back…
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Flight Report: ICN-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 417 (28 January 2020)
In one of my recent Flight Reports, we got a good look at Cathay Pacific’s current long-haul Business Class seat aboard a new A350. This time, we’ll fly back from Seoul on an older A330 fitted with the airline’s previous-generation hardware. The equipment might be a little less than cutting-edge, but it’s still more than…




