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luggage
My first suitcase, and I cannot believe how these have changed. My folks had Samsonite luggage when I was a kid, and that stuff weighed a ton. These new things not only are lighter, they look better and make a great downhill ride.
pto
Paid time-off is critical to affording a 16-day vacation. Rather than lose over half my pay for the month, I’m losing about one-third over a two-week period. I can afford that.
Osaka Expo
I had no plan to visit Osaka, one of the places usually overrun by tourists. But I couldn't resist attending the Expo, kind of a bookend for my life as a world traveler. (For now; I hope I'm not done traveling.)