In December 2015 – January 2016, I embarked on an epic trip around much of the Pacific Rim. I started in San Francisco, then went to Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Osaka before heading home. My trip was all on a single award booking. I booked the trip as my final booking using USAirways […]
After traveling all the way around the Pacific Rim from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur to New Zealand and back via Osaka, it was time for the last part of my trip back to the United States, flying from Osaka to Los Angeles on Japan Airlines in business class […]
Before my flight from Osaka to Los Angeles on Japan Airlines, I visited the JAL Sakura Lounge at Osaka Kansai airport. The lounge wasn’t the easiest to find, since it’s in the center of the concourse and not well-marked. Even this little map I got was only semi-helpful in getting me to the right spot. Once […]
My flight from Hong Kong landed in Osaka around 7pm. Due to some clever scheduling, I would have about 23 hours for a layover in Japan. First, I needed to make my way into Osaka proper. Thanks to being the first person off the plane, I was the only passenger who made the first train to […]
After a few days in Hong Kong, it was time to begin the final portion of my journey home. Thanks to my generous US Airways award routing, I was able to have a 23-hour visit to Osaka, Japan. I loved my visit to Japan last year, so I jumped at the chance to spend a […]
