By 2040, Tokyo is going to have a new metro line. Expected to cost between ¥420 and ¥510 billion (at today’s unpredictable exchange rate, that’s around US$3.18 billion to US$3.67 billion), the new line, which aims to connect Tokyo Station with Ariake — home of Tokyo Big Sight (one of the largest convention centers in Japan) […]
Asia (Non-Middle East)
Architectural Spotlight: Cinema Rossiya in Yerevan, Armenia
Discovering what I would consider to be unusual examples of architecture is a major plot point in how I create itineraries. Whether it’s random geodesic domes and Ferris wheels, religious structures that can’t make up their minds, or tackily-colored eyesores, I have made many a pilgrimage to these types of (subjectively?) zany attractions. To wit, […]
Guangzhou Circle: Modern Chinese Architecture
I wax nostalgic for taking long walks around Chinese cities, appreciating their overzealous appreciation of geodesic domes, bumper car facilities, and some of the most bizarre ideas ever constructed. Today’s specimen: the 138-meter (just under 453 feet) Guangzhou Circle (广州园大厦), located in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Completed in December 2013 by Milan, Italy-based architect Joseph di […]
WestJet Crossing the Pacific For the First Time in April 2023
Big news from the Canadian travel industry. Starting on 30 April, 2023, WestJet will be crossing the Pacific (TPAC = transpacific) for the first time, connecting Calgary residents and YYC transit passengers on a nonstop flight with the Japanese capital Tokyo. Using its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, WestJet will be connecting Alberta’s largest city to Tokyo Narita Airport […]
The Wednesday Who of Airport Names: Sabiha Gökçen
In spite of experiencing delays, cancellations, airport takeovers, pandemics, and erupting volcanos, I still get excited about flying. Checking off new airports and revisiting old ones is an unrelenting hobby … but just whom is that airport named after? More and more airports are being named for people, whether they’re local or national heroes, religious […]
My Visit to a Sake “Buffet” in Niigata, Japan
Advertiser Disclosure: noworkalltravel.com earns an affiliate commission for anyone making a purchase through some links available on this website. For more information, please visit the Advertising and Privacy Policy page. After a number of years repeating to myself, “I’m going to visit the world of Japanese sake,” I finally did last month … even though […]
Language Lunes: Heaven and Hell
There are three big reasons why I enjoy foreign languages. The first stems from wanting to understand what to order on worldwide menus; it’s less to avoid ordering certain things, and more to learn what I’d want to order again. The second reason is because I appreciate the art of spontaneous conversation. Simple as that. […]
Review: Garuda Business Lounge @ the International Terminal, Bali (DPS) Indonesia
In early 2022, I had come across an article about an airline status match with ITA Airways, the carrier borne out of the rubble of Italy’s Alitalia. Basically, if you had a certain frequent flier status with one airline, occasionally, a competitor — or outlier — offers the ability to get a similar frequent flier status […]