green-possum-1993.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1993
My trip to Spain in 1993. Sunday, 30 May 1993. I arrived early at the bus terminal underneath Plaza de Colón. At the airport there was a vast row of check-in counters. Mine was the first flight of the day and I was the first check-in. Some passengers looked like they had spent the night in the airport. And so it was farewell to Spain for now. I would not be back until 2004 when I visited the Canary Islands, via Barcelona. Even with a month in hand, I had covered little ground. It's. As I write this in 20...
green-possum-1997.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 1997
My trip to France, Portugal and South America (Brazil, Argentina and Chile) in 1997. Friday, November 14, 1997. I caught bus 86 to the airport and spent the rest of my pesos on a sandwich and a drink. We were a little late departing. A few hours into the flight, in the small hours of the morning, we had a refueling stop at Rio Gallegos. Was one of the pioneers in the opening up of routes to Patagonia, and his experiences formed the basis of his novel Night Flight. Labels: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was...
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Greenpossum in 2000
My trip to Turkey in 2000. Sunday, July 2, 2000. I woke at 0500 and went up to the roof to watch the sunrise, and the still lit Aya Sofya and Blue Mosque against the daybreak. Then I went back to stretch the time until breakfast by reading the paper and doing my packing. Each room in the hotel had a poem. Mine was Listening to Istanbul. By Orhan Veli Kanik. Will I get stroked after doing what this strange human wants of me? On the board. Where the hell was that? I had retained a 1 million TL note as a ke...
green-possum-2004.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2004
My trip to Cuba, Canary Islands, Spain (Costa Brava), Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and France (Pyrénées-Orientales and Alsace). Saturday, June 26, 2004. The previous night I shouted K and P to an Indian dinner at the Gandhi. Restaurant. After that I met up with the Dutch couple I had met in Gibara. In Cuba, who lived nearby, for a nightcap in a cafe near Haarlem. S cathedral. We exchanged travel stories. Friday, June 25, 2004. The train arrived at Gare de l'Est. With a breakfast but no guaranteed s...
green-possum-2007.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2007
My trip to Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. Saturday, July 7, 2007. Auf wiedersehen, Europa. German breakfasts are ample, there's no doubt about that. My flight was at noon, so I checked out after breakfast and was shuttled to the airport. Frankfurt Airport. Is huge, busy and efficient, but will never win any awards for elegance. It looks like a train station that just grew and grew. There were surprisingly few retailers. Maybe it had something to do with the renovations. The rain) Ever Stop? It was...
green-possum-2009.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2009
My trip to Brazil, Portugal (mainland and Madeira), Madrid, Paris. Sunday, November 1, 2009. I will pass this way but once. If I may turn this phrase to another use. To every local who helped me gain my bearings, or overlooked my massacre of your language while trying to communicate: obrigado e felicidade. To every fellow traveller who shared stories and tips: thank you, and may the way be smooth for you. And thanks to you dear reader for tolerating my rambles and jokes. The circular shape, interwowen ra...
green-possum-2010.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2010
My trip to Hokkaido and Hong Kong. Wednesday, September 29, 2010. I've made minor corrections and added hyperlinks to the entries. Feel free to ask for clarification of any post by entering a comment and I will add more detail. I hope you have enjoyed the journey as much as I have. Hope the jokes didn't make you groan too much. Ah what a good feeling it is to sleep in my own bed again. Trams of Hong Kong. As promised, here is a gallery of a few interesting trams of Hong Kong. Tourism advertising for Korea.
green-possum-2011.blogspot.com
Greenpossum in 2011
My trips to Hainan Island and Shanghai, China. Friday, October 28, 2011. Shanghai and Hong Kong. But we ended up waiting an hour on the tarmac anyway. Perhaps some connecting flight was delayed. I suspect punctuality suffers on internal Chinese routes. I was happy when we finally took off. We arrived in Hong Kong 35 minutes late. The pilots probably stepped on the pedal a bit, but I think the airline also schedules some leeway for this sector. Location: Pudong Airport Rd, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China.
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Greenpossum in 2012
My trip to the Balearic Islands in 2012. Sunday, October 14, 2012. Looking back, and ahead. And so, with a last morning stroll along Pinewalk on the foreshore of Port Pollença, my vacation in the Balearic Islands was at an end. All I had left to do was drive the rental car to the airport (and hope for no breakdown or traffic jams) and take off. What would I have done different? I dislike airports, especially crowded ones. Adults are usually stressed or even panicking and don't watch where they are go...
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Greenpossum in 2013
My trips to Fiji and Chiang Mai (Thailand). Tuesday, 19 November 2013. I had decided not to walk in the city even though my flight wasn't until 1530. I didn't want to get all sweaty before an overnight flight. So I had a relaxed breakfast, showered, and took a tuk tuk to the airport at 1100. I would take it easy in the air-con, have lunch, then check in. Food is good in Thailand; it's hard to find a bad cook. Thai are so polite; the Wai. I liked the humid climate less, but better than Bangkok. Mosqui...
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Greenpossum in 2014
I spent 10 days in Taiwan, starting from Kaohsiung and ending up in Taipei. Along the way I visited Kenting, Tainan, Taichung, Sun Moon Lake, Hualien, and Taroko Gorge. The flight was at 1500 so I thought it prudent to start early because surprisingly for a world city, Taoyuan Airport. There is a gallery at the airport with very attractive high dynamic range. HDR) pictures of Taiwan scenes. There were excellent meals and snacks but I find it hard to pick a Taiwanese dish that I find outstanding; t. To ha...
