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Travel-velocity slow to stop

Travel is tough when the view looks like this. For me actually it isn't the rain that keeps me home but the city view. I love my San Francisco view plain and simple. It makes it difficult for me to leave. Crazy? Maybe. I certainly have friends who can't wait to get away to somewhere warm and dry by the time February and March arrive. They either live in the snow and are tired of shoveling the white stuff and driving through it, or they live in the northern wet and muddy regions. However for me, I can't complain because for the most part our weather in San Francisco is mild compared to places like Seattle or Boston. So, I think I will sit here and enjoy this passing storm, not complain when I have to put on a rain slicker to take the dog out for a walk, and contemplate my return to Japan. I am due for an Asia adventure and it has been quite a few years since a flight took me in that direction. So far three good reasons: Japanese friends are having babies, I'm intere...
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Explore Your World: By Air

One of the coolest things I have done so far is fly in a vintage aircraft high above Sonoma Valley in California.

It was a little bit Meryl Streep in Out of Africa, except without Robert Redford, and a little bit Snoopy storming enemy lines across France a la Charles Schultz of Peanuts fame.

It would be fun to try and go up in a small plane during every travel excursion, whether in the States or in other countries. Since many other countries still use small planes as an important form of transportation it could be a viable goal.

Here are a few ways to explore by aircraft the next time you travel:
Savannah Africa - South Africa

Discover Ireland - Helicopter Services

Air Sahara - Charter Services

Exploring our surroundings in a small aircraft is personal and can bring you closer to the true nature of the area. Imagine gliding above fields of olive trees in Greece or the farmland of Ireland. How beautiful would it be to see the land from this perspective. I can only imagine the majestic beauty of the Sahara or the expanse of the African Savannah. Experiencing a land or region by air heightens your awareness and seems to leave a deeper mark than any photo. It is something to consider for any traveler even if it is only choosing the window seat next time rather than the aisle.

Update: Check out a great photographic retrospective by The Mainichi Daily of Japan from the air over the last 80 years!



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