Our Long, Short Space A Trip 9

[smartads] Continuing with our journey to get back to the Philippines from Okinawa, after we decided to give up trying to get to Texas due to typhoons, unavailable flights and depleting funds. By 26 Sept we were so desperate to get out of Kadena that we decided to take a flight to Guam (wrong direction)…

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Our Long, Short Space A Trip 8

[smartads] Another day, another waiting game.  It is now 23 Sept and we decided to get up a little early, head down to the passenger terminal and sit, just in case an unscheduled flight arrives.  We arrived there around 0900 and waited until around 1045 with no good news.  At that time we decided to…

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Exchanging Money at Kadena AB Japan

[smartads] During our latest Space A adventure my wife and I found ourselves in a situation that required we needed to cash in some of our Philippine Pesos for either American Dollars or Japanese Yen.  The dollars were preferred because we can use those here in Japan on base and any other US military base…

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Our Long, Short Space A Trip 7

[smartads] Continuing with our travels, my wife and I are in the process of heading for Texas via military Space A travel.  We have been having a tough time because of typhoons and non-availability of flights.  After being stranded in the Philippines for 6 days, we finally made it to Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan.  Things…

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