The trip has officially begun, and now I’m in transit at the Tokyo airport enjoying a frosty & delicious beverage out of an automatic beer machine that I’m certain I’ll never get sick of.  This is the best part of flying through here.

According to Anthony Bourdain, there’s a great sushi bar near gate 34, but I guess I hit dinner rush hour and they had a 30-45 min wait.   Hell, even McDonald’s had a 20 minute wait.   I settled for the tried & true pork curry near the gate.

I’m stoked to get on with this trip as I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time.  I was fortunate to have my parents stop by the house before MB took me to the airport this morning.   This trip seems to be harder to leave for than previous trips, but that’s all the more reason to come back.

Next stop Bangkok!

Someone else already made a video of my dream – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPpLWXOkds