This is the first post in Chestnut’s 2019 trip back to the US—a straightforward trip report on flying China Eastern economy from Beijing Capital (PEK) to Osaka Kansai (KIX). Long s...

2010–2019, meeting again after nine years — JAL’s 767-300 really is getting old... A farewell is often really a goodbye forever... さよなら......

[2019.11 Update] PSA: Harajuku Station’s old station building may be demolished after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, so railfans should make the trip and check it out while th...

A short, stream-of-consciousness recap of Chestnut’s last day in Tokyo....

Kuriko takes us to the JR East Railway Museum in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, where we look back on a century of Japanese railway history. A train whistle sounds once; before long, o...

This article is a travel diary covering the journey from Enoden Kamakura-Koko-Mae Station to Kamakura, Yokohama, and finally Tokyo Tower....

Because Lizi’s itinerary on the third day of the Japan trip was quite packed, it has been split into two separate posts. This article covers the first half of the day’s travel note...

This is the first post in Chestnut’s 2019 Japan trip series, covering the latest Delta One business class experience on the Delta A350-900 as well as first impressions of Tokyo....

In this video, Lizi explains everything in two parts. Some of you may be wondering: why only two parts this time? Weren’t there always three? Did Lizi get lazy again? Nonono — you’...

I booked a PEK-LAX award ticket with Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles. Because the itinerary included a China Eastern (MU) segment, I ran into a small snag during ticketing—but tha...

Overview In this video, Lizi breaks the topic down into three parts. Part 1: A quick look at the history of Delta's notoriously weak SkyMiles program. I previously discussed this w...