go to Japan again

I miss it all. I dont know if I’ll ever get there – getting married in December and very commited to my job

I want to revisit now that I have money and more confidence travelling alone. Some of my best roommates have been Japanese.

when i went to the philippines my layover was in Japan…and I loved it! now I need to take a vacation there..not just for one day.

I’m off to the airport in about 5 hours. No use trying to get a lot of sleep tonight. With the time change ahead, it’s best if I get as much sleep as I can on my flights. I should be touching down at Narita 24 hours from now and be with my daughters just in time for dinner Friday evening.

For just 92 cents a day more, I was able to upgrade from a compact car to an intermediate (Chrysler Sebring) for three days in Honolulu. The total cost with taxes will be under $100. I’ve got wheels!

And confirmed my stay in Hawaii on the return trip. I still need to book a rental car, and I guess parking is going to be a bit of a challenge, as her apartment building has no overnight spaces, but I’ll figure it out. Only 10 more days till I fly.

I submitted a request for 12 days off (8 days + two weekends) and it was approved on the spot. Although I do not have enough vacation/personal time accrued right now, I will by the time I depart, so I will not lose any income as a result of the trip, other than commission opportunities I’ll have to make up in the weeks before/after. I’ll be staying with family, so I won’t need a room. Now all I need to do is save up spending money and perhaps book a rental car for the Hawaii portion. Tokyo has great public transport, but I think I’ll enjoy Honolulu more with a set of wheels at my disposal.

I purchased my ticket online at nwa.com. I will depart from Las Vegas at 9:30am on Thursday, March 22 and arrive at Narita after a short stop in Seattle at 4:55pm on Friday 3/23. I’ll have a full week to visit with my daughters in Tokyo, then I’ll hop a 8:30pm flight that will put me in to Hawaii at about 8:30am the same day. I’ll have the full weekend to visit my mother and younger brother in Honolulu before flying out at 10pm Sunday evening, 3/31, to return to Las Vegas via San Francisco at 8:50am Monday, April Fool’s day. The trip will last 12 days and cover a bit over 12,000 miles. Today I’ll put in my leave request for the trip. It’s getting real.

Found a good deal on Northwest Airlines in March that would allow me to spend a full week in Tokyo and the better part of three days in Honolulu on the return. The cost with taxes and fees is $1,191.44. I’ll need to discuss this with my kids in Japan and my mother in Hawaii to see if the timing is good for them. Something to look forward to.

I’m leaving in the morning!