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for whoever needs them

Trip notes, kept honest and kept current. Take one, change it, pass it on — the point is that nobody has to work this out twice.

2 guides · 2 countries · 1 reference · last revised 9 Aug 2026

Before you fly
SMF

Flying non-rev from Sacramento

Flight-day checklist · every trip

The part that never changes with the destination: picking the window, booking only what you can undo, listing wide, packing for the gate, and getting home. Shared by every guide instead of repeated inside them.

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34.39°N 132.46°E

Hiroshima, three days

Three days · August

Sixteen places and twelve places to eat, with what each one costs and when it is actually open. Heat and the Obon crowds decide the running order.

Revised 8 Aug

Nothing booked yet

Booked

Nothing booked yet

Planned
41.88°N 87.63°W

Chicago, three days

Friday–Monday · non-rev from SMF

Nineteen places and fifteen places to eat, all measured on foot from one Loop hotel. Standby odds on every SMF nonstop, and what to do if the Monday flight doesn't happen.

Revised 9 Aug

Nothing planned yet

Been there

No completed trips yet

Reading this offline: add guides to your home screen before you fly. Details go stale — check anything time-sensitive before you rely on it, and correct it for the next person if you find it's moved.