I have had the most miserable flight home. Stomach pains and exhaustion plague me at every turn. Never again will I spend hours in airport layovers to save a few hundred dollars. I have done it before with little to no problem. Maybe I’m just getting old and/or losing patience, but four hours into my flight over the Pacific and I almost paged the attendant to say I wasn’t going to make it.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Busan Gimhae (PUS) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Departure (PUS): June 29, 8:00 AM KST (morning)
Arrival (NRT): June 29, 10:00 AM JST (morning)

Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Los Angeles International (LAX)
Departure (NRT): June 29, 3:25 PM JST (afternoon)
Arrival (LAX): June 29, 9:40 AM PDT (morning)

Los Angeles International (LAX) to Portland International (PDX)
Departure (LAX): June 29, 1:25 PM PDT (afternoon)
Arrival (PDX): June 29, 3:39 PM PDT (afternoon)

I hate admitting to jet lag, but I have all the symptoms. Headaches, fatigue, grogginess, irritability, sadness… I miss Busan!