Review: Zipair Airline homer, October 16, 2025 The Soar Let’s start with Zipair’s soaring positives. #1. Zipair is cheap Zipair flights from Tokyo to the US (Houston) is a direct flight for $333 but this is bare bones pricing. There is also a business class seat for $1300 on sale or higher. If you have luggage and… Continue Reading
Tokyo: Farewell homer, October 14, 2025 I spent my last day yesterday walking the streets of Tokyo. The city has changed a lot since I was last here but some things never change. The thing that has changed the most from my point of view is how the city feels like a ghost town in many… Continue Reading
Tokyo: Day 4 – Yumenoshima homer, October 13, 2025 With overcast and rainy forecast, I opted to go to the Yumenoshima Botanical Gardens because it is indoors in a giant greenhouse. But before we get to that, one observation I have made moving about is the disappearance of traffic in Tokyo. There were no cars or people on the… Continue Reading
Tokyo: Day 4 – Shibuya homer, October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 Time to get to the heart of Tokyo – Shibuya! Had lunch at a little place in Tokyo, well they are all small places…heh! Fried Shrimp Fried chicken Total bill was about $11.50 The image below is of Shibuya, notice the large number of people walking about and remember that… Continue Reading
Tokyo: Day 3 – Laundry, Hamaguchi, Sashimi homer, October 11, 2025 It’s a cold and rainy day in Tokyo because there is a typhoon off the coast of Japan so what better way to spend the morning but in a laundry mat? 400 yen to wash ($2.65) – 300 yen to dry ($2) After laundry day, time to head to a… Continue Reading
Tokyo: Day 2 – teamLab Planets & Gas Museum homer, October 10, 2025 What a day! I wanted to experience the digital euphoria known as teamLab so I took an Uber from my hotel ($25) to get to this place only to be told that tickets can only be purchased online and they were sold out. Not to be deterred, I found the… Continue Reading
In Tokyo homer, October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 After leaving Malaysia, it was time to move on so I have landed in Tokyo. First stop is the Museum of Contemprary Tokyo Art. The fee for the three museums is 3000 yen ($20) Sadly, you are not allowed to take photos in most areas of the museum so here… Continue Reading
Kuching: Final Days homer, October 6, 2025 It has been an epic journey of discovery but as the Autumn festival comes to an end here in Kuching so does my stay. I spent my last day looking at cars. I had heard the cars here are very inexpensive and some cost a whole lot less than in… Continue Reading
Kuching: Day 10 – Cure & Fleur homer, October 5, 2025 I returned to the clinic in the morning to get my second round of rabies vaccination. It was an easy in and out taking no more than 10 minutes total. The cost for second dose was 235 RM. After the vaccination, I went to the Sarawak Botanical Gardens. The gardens… Continue Reading
Kuching: Day 9 – Carpenter Street homer, October 4, 2025 I had intended on going to the botanical gardens today but got this flood alert on my phone. Yesterday, the rain came down pretty hard while we were out looking at real estate so I assumed the same today except it never rained near me although it looked like it… Continue Reading