Earned a Pin in My Map
Travel is a destroyer of narrow, individual views of self-importance and of your culture. How much time must I spend in a country to justify putting a pin in my world map: a week, days, hours, overnight? I’m not counting Singapore because I slept on the plane during its stopover. I am counting Japan’s overnight […]
Travel is Making Connections
Travel creates a connection and a sense of belonging to the world. TOKYO, 8:30 pm, 25 Sept: This past plane connection, or lack thereof, added an unexpected 62nd country to my list and checked off my wish to fly on a Hello Kitty Jet. My United flight was late leaving SFO, headed into the makings […]