a veg life

(posted by Emily) 21 December 2014 Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, South Korea, and Bangkok, Thailand Step Count: Rick and I woke up early on Sunday morning, in order to have time to get some breakfast before catching the Narita Express back to the airport. The weather was completely oppposite of the day before, sun shining and the air crisp aand clear. We loved walking through the city on the way to Tokyo Station--guess we showed up one day too early! Mr. T's TanTan opened up at 7am, so of course we stopped in for another round of ramen before catching our train. We wandered around the station, looking at all the shops and food stalls, using up our time before the train.  Once we got to Narita, we picked up our bags and went to check in for our flights. We were on Asiana Airlines for our final two flights, which is a company based out of Korea. In Narita, check in broken up by fare class, not airline. So United, for example, would have a desk in each...

(posted by Emily)  20 December 2014 Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan Step Count: 18,468 We arrived in Beijing early Saturday morning, around 5 am. First up was Chinese customs and a security screening, then a stop in the Air China First Class lounge.  We made it to China selfie I wish this wasn't so blurry! A sign with special instructions for West African traveler--gotta be careful about that Ebola! At security, officials went through our bags and ended up confiscating an extra rechargeable battery pack I had in a special wallet, which we use to charge our phones on trips like this. Never had any troubles with it in Europe or Mexico, but because it was not labeled with specific specs about the battery's capacity, it is not allowed in China. Just an FYI for anyone bringing extra batteries with them! The airport in Beijing is huge and modern--lots of metal and glass. We headed up to the lounge and grabbed a quick breakfast, including some veggie di...