Conjuring Some Majuro-ic
After we took off from Pohnpei, we continued on United Airlines' island hopper Flight 133, which flies on Sundays and Wednesdays. Pro-tip: if you fly on the Wednesday schedule, you'll be lucky to add on a stop in Kosrae, another island of the Micronesia island...
The Pohnpei That Survived The Volcano
After new passengers from Chuuk boarded, I finally got my chance to pee as they close the bathrooms during landing for cleaning. Delayed gratification. We then forged ahead to Pohnpei, taking off at 12:10pm. I recommend sitting on the right side when landing...
Onboard the Choo-Chuuk Plane
Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...
The Pacific Island Hopper: UA 133/155
Here we go! I finally get to experience the United Airlines famed Pacific island hopper in the other direction after taking a part of it 4 years ago.Probably the most burning question is where to sit:If you're flying from GUM to HNL (eastwards), sit on the right...
Can’t Stop Yappin’ About Yap Day
With Guam behind us, we flew on our midnight United Airlines flight 185 out to Yap of the Federated States of Micronesia, landing at around 1:30am in the morning. Yap is one of the 4 states of Micronesia and the land of stone money (more on that...
Can I Have a Piece of Guam?
Good morning from Saipan: After a full day exploring Saipan, the next morning felt like it was moving pretty straightforward: I had gotten 9 full hours of sleep, was promptly picked up by our taxi driver and guide Sumon at 7:45am, and even got upgraded to...
Please Notice Me, Saipan!
From Palau, and having snuck in 4 hours of sleep from 8pm-midnight, we boarded the 2:05am United Airlines Flight #158 to Guam, landing at 5:10am underslept and miserable. Since Guam is a U.S. territory, transiting in Guam work as if you were entering...
Palau Deck!
After 10 days in snowpowderalypse paradise, I returned from Niseko to CTS airport on an early morning shuttle bus to make my 2:10pm flight to Taiwan. Arriving in the evening, I met up with Stephanie Liu, a derm-pathologist doctor who found me on the...