May 4, 2009
Taiwan / HK Bound 1
Well, it looks like I’m headed for another trip to my beloved hometown of Taiwan, with a stop in Hong Kong on the way back. My grandpa is turning 90, which is quite an incredible feat if you ask me. I can only wish that when I’m 90 (if I even get there) I’ll be as fun and loving and mobile as he is.
The not-so-fun part about flying standby is that there’s no such thing as “connecting flights” if you’re flying between two airlines that are not in the same “alliance”. Therefore, I spend hours and hours usually somewhere if I fly the Vancouver to Taiwan route. Last time I did that, I spent 6 hours in the Vancouver airport waiting for a flight back to Toronto on a return flight. Thank goodness there was the 2004 summer Olympics, or else I would’ve died from boredom. Today’s journey will see me at the airport from 8:00pm Vancouver time all the way to 1am — a grand total of 5 hours; a thought that has “tired” plastered all over it.
So wish me a pleasant journey! If anything, the prospect of eating a bowl of authentic Taiwanese beef-noodles will make the long hours flying all worth it.
May 04, 2009 @ 14:43:47
enjoy your trip! be sure to blog about it!
My grandma is turning 91 this year! Unfortunately I won’t be there to celebrate it with the family…but good times will be had I’m sure!
Possible Boredom Cures:
sudoku
read a book
podcasts
download episodes of TV shows or movies and have a mini marathon
People watching…I’d find this most entertaining!