Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Trip Is Booked

The trip is finally booked, but I am still in planning stages.  A rough outline for my itinerary is set:

First leg: Flying to Tokyo on May 19th, arriving May 20th.  (I will lose about 16 hours during my flight across the Pacific!)  I'm going to spend about 2 or 3 days in Tokyo, and then spend a week riding the train to other regions of Japan.  Total time: 10 days.

Second leg: Take the "JR Beetle" ferry boat from Japan to Busan, South Korea.  Spend the next week exploring South Korea, arriving in Seoul with a day or two to explore.

Final leg: Fly from Seoul to Hong Kong, where I will explore this amazing city for 4 days.  I'll be catching a direct flight from HK to Chicago when the trip is done (15 hour flight time).  Interestingly, I will gain so much time on this flight home, only 2 hours will elapse from takeoff to arrival.

Armed with nothing but my handy brand new Chromebook, a digital camera and a backpack, my goal is to explore Asia and have the time of my life.  The hardest part of this trip will be going three weeks without a haircut.

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