Category Archives: Travel

Flight Report:  HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific Flight CX913

It’s taken 3 flights on the Cathay group – 2 bound for Okinawa, and the first leg of the return – to reach this point. Now, on the final leg of our homeward journey, let’s see if Cathay Pacific can maintain the solid performance they’ve shown so far. Welcome aboard CX913.

Flight Report:  OKA-HKG on Cathay Dragon Flight KA379

A great flight on Cathay Dragon KA378 was a fine start to an awesome holiday in Okinawa. Now it’s time to head home – and time to see if the airline does as well on the return leg as it did on the inbound. Welcome aboard KA379.

Flight Report:  HKG-OKA on Cathay Dragon Flight KA378

Today was a day for greeting old friends: Hong Kong International Airport, which I’ve used on multiple occasions; and Japan, which I was about to visit for the sixteenth time. But it was also marked by two notable firsts: my first visit to Okinawa, and my first flight on Cathay Dragon. Welcome aboard KA378.

Flight Report:  MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX908

There are currently no direct flights between Manila and Okinawa, but we’re not short of options if a transit stop is added to the mix. We eventually settled on Cathay Pacific for this short holiday in Japan’s southernmost prefecture, and the airline would bring us to its bustling hub in Hong Kong before taking usContinue reading “Flight Report:  MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX908”

Field Snapshots: Something old, something new in Seoul, South Korea (19 February 2018)

I didn’t do much on the last day of my February vacation in Korea, so let’s close the book on this journey by assembling a simple photopost. Now if you’ve been keeping up with my blog over the past few years, you’ll know that I’ve seen these places before … but then again, I can’tContinue reading “Field Snapshots: Something old, something new in Seoul, South Korea (19 February 2018)”

Field Report: A Nighttime Stroll Along Seoullo 7017, Seoul, South Korea (18 February 2018)

I’m stuck at home with the flu as I type this post, but I’ve found a way to cope with the fever: replaying memories of one bitterly, bitterly cold February night in Seoul, when I went for a nighttime walk across the Korean capital’s slick new linear park.

Field Report: The Northwestern Walls of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)

On a chilly winter’s day this past February, I returned to Suwon in order to take care of some long-unfinished business: namely, completing my trek around the city’s massive Joseon-era fortress wall.

Field Snapshots: New Expressions of Traditional Architecture in Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)

Some have confessed to being puzzled by my habit of visiting Japan and Korea with (what might be viewed as) unusual, perhaps even alarming frequency. But what can I say: every time I swing by, I discover something new to pique my interest, and that bears with it the promise of yet more new discoveriesContinue reading “Field Snapshots: New Expressions of Traditional Architecture in Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)”

Field (and a bit of Rail) Report: Suwon Hwaseong Museum, South Korea (18 February 2018)

This report should have been focused on the museum in the title – but, as you’ll see further on, I was momentarily distracted by the transportation infrastructure I employed to reach it. What can I say: I’m a railway enthusiast through and through. But read on chaps, and I promise you that we’ll end upContinue reading “Field (and a bit of Rail) Report: Suwon Hwaseong Museum, South Korea (18 February 2018)”