Retro Update: Souel Airport & Hotdogs (S. Korea)

Part of the reason I was able to afford going to China on such short notice was the nice long stop over I experienced in Souel South Korea coming and going. The Souel airport is actually a very tidy, well designed area with a lot to see and do. This doesn't make up for the fact that when it comes down to it, it's still just an airport. I did get a couple of nice experiences out of my time there though.

Update: Hangin Out In The Souel Airport (Return From China)

UPDATE: I got back home after an 8-hour plane trip. I have successfully traveled 10-hours back in time from when I left the Souel airport. It is now 10:30 am on the 26th, and I left Souel at 8:20 pm on the 26th. Impressive, no? That is all.

Just a brief note that I'm heading back to Hawaii from China now. I've got a nice relaxing 7-1/2 hour layover in Souel right now and aside from trying some pretty terrible Korean Ramen/Kimchee, there isn't much to do. I've checked my work e-mail (which has decided to pretend that I never left or said that I can't check it in China), found a place that sells Diet Coke (a small miracle over here), and figured out where my flight leaves from. I've also given myself a personal tour of the entire Souel airport. Now to kickback, find a decent place for dinner, and wait for my flight to the states. Peace out.

- TiH

China Travel Plans

I'll be leaving in several hours to catch a flight to Shenyang, China to meet some future family members (in-law). The wonderful woman I've been dating since practically forever is originally from China and I've scheduled some time off to go and meet her grandparents. They are getting up there in years (75 - 80) and if I don't go soon I may never get a chance to meet them.

Alaska From 13,000 Feet

Here are some pictures I took from the plane as we flew to Fairbanks yesterday. This portion of the trip only took about 45 minutes. I would have taken better photos but I forgot to take my camera out of my backpack before putting it in storage. As a result I had to use my cell phone instead. They turned out fairly nicely anyway though.

So I'm in Alaska Right Now...

I'll keep this one short (I promise). Last Monday I showed up to work and was setting up my laptop when my boss walks over to me with a cell phone to his ear. He really qucikly asks me about my weekend and then about whether I've ever been to Alaska before. I hadn't, and told him as much. He didn't say anything for the longest time. I kind of already knew what to expect, but asked anyway, "Should I be preparing for a trip to Alaska?" He responded with a simple "Maybe." and left it at that. He told me if it I did end up going that it would be a short trip. Probably just a week or two tops, and then back out to Hawaii to telework my time away. That is not how things turned out.