Vagabond Jim

 OK, first things first, yes...my feet hurt.  And, it's HOT here. So what? 21 hours on airplanes - even with compression sleeves/socks (I used each) will result in cankles.  Man or woman.  It's just gonna happen.  It's happened to me before and gonna happen again.  No, they're too ugly (and white) to share with you.  That's for your own good.  Got it?  Good.  Move on. The heat is bad - mostly because it's not a dry heat.  And, at less than 4 degrees (north, as if that matters)  of latitude (that's less than 240nm for you weirdos - convert to statute miles or kilometres on your own)the sun is brutal on a balding pate (redundant?)  Note to self: the hat is on the door nob for a reason - wear it, no matter how hot it is, the sunburn would be fatal. But there is a strong breeze.  And, it will drop to about 75-80F at night.  I've got AirCon (as the cool ones say).  And, I knew -  a priori -  it would be this way.  Yeah, I may whine about it a bit.  You can re

 Here we go again! I'm currently seated in the Cathay Pacific (CX) lounge at SFO awaiting my JAL flight. 12 hours to Tokyo 6 hour wait 7 hours to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 6 hour wait  1 hour to Kuantan, Pahan, Malaysia First, THANKS to Dan for the drop off at SFO.  His help is always appreciated.  Today, especially so. Not much to say today and limited battery, so I'll be quick. The JAL folks steered me to the BA lounge - before arrival and on the boarding pass.  But that lounge is crowded with 2 JAL and a some BA flights.  The savvy traveler knows (1) the system and (2)the CX lounge is better (especially the made to order noodle bar!)  So I'm a happy OneWrorld alliance Sapphire member eating excellent Dan Dan Noodles in a very quiet lounge.   WIN! I'm looking forward to... * Great food * Amazing Hospitality * Sweating off a dozen kilos in the excessive heat of Malaysia More to come..... Jim