Amathiphu amahlanu wokuhamba ngezindiza eJapane

Indlela Yokugwema Izibhamu Zesikebhe Eside, Eside Sokuhamba Esikoleni Sezomnotho

Uma uke ugijime ukusuka edolobheni elikhulu lase-US ukuya eTokyo, ukwesaba ukuhlala esihlalweni esincane, sezomnotho-sihlalo sezindiza ngendiza enjalo eside kuyancipha kancane kancane. Amaminithi ancipha futhi ukulinda kunjengobuhlungu obukhulu. Cabanga uhlezi cishe amahora angu-14 phakathi kukaNew York noma iBoston neTokyo, amahora angu-13 nemizuzu emihlanu phakathi kweChicago neTokyo, amahora angu-11 nemizuzu engu-10 phakathi kweSan Francisco neTokyo, noma amahora angu-10 nemizuzu engu-5 phakathi kweVancouver neTokyo.

Cabanga ukuthi isikhathi esingakanani sokuhamba kuzoba yisikhathi uma usuqhekeza indiza ibe yimilenze emibili noma emithathu ngokudluliselwa. Ngeke uyeke ukuzijabulisa kodwa ulinde nje ezisezikhungweni zezindiza.

Yiqiniso, ngaleyo ndlela ende, futhi, ngokuya endaweni yakho yokugcina, indiza eyinkimbinkimbi, izinto eziningi zingahamba kahle. Nazi amathiphu amahlanu okwenza ukuphila kube lula kancane.

Stop Next, Haneda

Ngaphandle kokuba ungene eNarita ukuze uthole ilungelo eTokyo, kunethuba elihle lokuthi uzodinga ukubamba indiza yasendlini eya e-Haneda International Airport eseduze. Uma usuka eBoston waya e-Okayama, uzobheka uhambo lwendiza yakho bese ubona okufana nalokhu: Boston ukuya eNarita kuya eHaneda kuya e-Okayama. Uzobe unehora lesithathu nehora layover eNarita futhi ucabange: Kungaba nzima kanjani lokhu? Kulungile, ngaphandle kokuthi wazi ukuthi wenzani, kunethuba elihle ukuthi ungagcina ulahlekelwe indiza yakho esuka eHaneda ukuya e-Okayama. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ngokuvamile kushiywe kuwe ukuthi unqume ukuthi ungafika kanjani ku-Haneda, okusho cishe ihora ngokuya nge-traffic.

Futhi kufanele ukhokhe indlela yakho lapho. Ngaphezulu kwalokhu, cishe kuzodingeka ukhethe zonke izikhwama zakho ezihloliwe eNarita, bese uzifaka kuHaneda ukuze uziphindiselele.

Ungafika kanjani ku-Haneda? Ibhasi. Kuzodingeka ubheke izimpawu ze-orange ze-limousine yesikhumulo sezindiza futhi uthenge amathikithi, okuyizindleko ezifanele, esiteji senkonzo esiteji sokuqala saseNarita, eduze nendawo ozoyithatha imithwalo yakho.

Tshela abasebenzi ekalini ukuthi yiliphi i-airline ozoyithatha, i-Japan Airlines noma i-All Nippon Airways, ukuze uye esangweni elilungile. Uma usu-Haneda, kuzodingeka uphinde uhambe ngokuphepha, uthole amaphuzu akho okubhoda, futhi uhlole imithwalo. Whew.

2. Ishibhile akusiyo njalo njalo

Kwakungumgomo wami lapho ngithenga amathikithi ukuze ngibone ukuthenga okungabizi okungenzeka kakhulu. Kodwa-ke ngawela esicupheni. Ukukhipha amathikithi ngokusebenzisa insizakalo yokubhukelwa kwezindiza e-intanethi kanye nokubhuka kwehhotela, ngisindise imali encane ngamathikithi amathathu ohambo lomndeni wami eJapane. Kodwa-ke cishe inyanga ngaphambi kohambo, ngibukeze ukubhuka futhi ngibona i-typo egameni lomkami, okwenza ihluke ithikithi uma kuqhathaniswa nepasipoti yakhe. Ngabiza le nsizakalo futhi bathi babengeke bakwazi ukuyilungisa. Ngingadingeka ngibuze i-airline, bathi. Ngakho, ngabiza indiza futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi ngithenge ithikithi ngombuso wesithathu, izandla zabo ziboshwe. Ukuze silungise igama futhi ngaleyo ndlela sigweme noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingase zivele ngokuphepha, siphelile ukuthi kufanele sikhokhele ithikithi elisha. Ukwenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu, indiza engangiyiyo yayibhaliswe ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke umkami kwakudingeka athole ithikithi lakhe ngejethi ehlukile.

Ukuthenga amathikithi ngqo kusuka endizeni yezindiza esikhundleni samasevisi athandwayo njengoPriceline ne-Expedia kungasiza ekugwemeni inkinga enjalo.

Kodwa kuhle futhi ukusebenza nama-ejenti wokuhamba aseJapane njenge-Amnet, angathola amanani amahle, nawo.

3. Direct noma Not Direct

Manje, nge-Boeing 787s e-intanethi, ungayinqamula isikhathi sakho sokushayela ngokushayela ngqo kusuka emadolobheni amaningi. Naphezu kobuhlungu bebhethri okuthiwa i-Dreamliner, izindiza ezincane, ezilula kakhulu ziyakuthanda ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ngokuklama kwazo, amafasitela abumnyama ngokucindezela inkinobho, nokuhlala okulinganiselwe uma kuqhathaniswa namajethi e-jumbo. Kodwa ukuthatha indiza ngqo kungase kungabi njalo into enhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba ngezinsana nabantwana noma izinsana. Kuyinto eyodwa uma uzohamba ngokuqondile eTokyo noma e-Osaka, bese uya ngqo ehhotela. Ngenye, noma kunjalo, uma uzobe uhambela kwamanye amadolobha futhi uzodinga izindiza zokuxhuma, izitimela, noma amabhasi, okuyinto, uma ungeze ekushayweni kokuqala esikhumulweni sezindiza yendawo, ungenza isikhathi sakho sokuhamba ngendlu kalula 20 noma amahora amaningi.

Zibuze: Kungabe kungcono ukudiliza uhambo, ukudla isidlo sasemini bese uhambahamba esikhumulweni sezindiza, noma uhlale ebusuku, uthi, iSan Francisco noma i-Osaka, ngaphambi kokuya kulo lonke uhambo lwakho? Ukulala ubusuku obuhle ngobusuku bokuqala, ngesikhathi saseJapane, kungahamba indlela ende ekunciphiseni i-jet lag futhi ujabulele lonke uhambo lwakho.

4. Amanzi Aphansi, Hamba Uhamba

Ungase uzizwe sengathi uthathwa uma ukhokhela amabhodlela ambalwa e-$ 4 esitolo sezindiza ngaphambi kokuba uthathe. Kodwa yilokho okufanele ukwenze (futhi, yebo, uthola inzuzo). Uma lena yindiza yakho yokuqala eya eJapane, futhi ungakaze ube yindiza ede isikhathi eside, ungase ungazi ukuthi uzokufuna amanzi ambalwa emva kokushaya uphawu lwamathathu amathathu noma amane ku-13- indiza ye-plus-hour. Ngamahora ayisikhombisa, umphimbo wakho ukhazimule emoyeni ophindwe kabusha endizeni. Izindiza eziningana ziphana kakhulu ngeziphuzo, kodwa kunoma yikuphi, kungani ungenakho ukunikezwa kwakho?

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakhohlwa ukuhamba nxazonke njalo noma ulula; qhubeka uzikhumbuza ukuthi uzama ukugwema ukucindezeleka okujulile noma ama-blood clots emilenzeni.

5. Ukuzulazula

Uma uhamba nezinsana, ulungiselelwe ngokukhethekile. Uzokwazi sonke isikhathi ukuthi izingane zakho ziyoqhuma ngezikhathi ezithile zibe izinyembezi zokukhungatheka ngenxa yokubamba iqhaza kule ndege, futhi kuzodingeka uziqede uma zenza. Kodwa ukuhlela kusengaphambili kungasiza.

Uma uthenga amathikithi, shayela izindiza zezindiza futhi ubazise ukuthi uzohamba nezingane ezincane noma ezimbili. Kukhona ithuba elihle ukuthi uzobe usondelene neminye imindeni nezihlalo ezingenalutho uma zikhona, okwenza kube lula kakhulu uma izingane zakho ziqala ukukhala. (Abanye abazali balethe abagibeli abazungezile uma kwenzeka bebhekene nokubi-okubili akuyona into embi.)

Ngenxa yendiza, abanye abagibeli bathola ukuthi iziphuzo ezincane noshukela ezinjengezithelo ezibandayo, zigcina izingane ziphazamiseka lapho zithukuthele. Ukucela isidlo sezingane kusengaphambili, uma i-airline yakho ikunikeza, futhi ukubheja okuhle. I-JAL ingcono kakhulu ekuphenduleni izidingo zezingane ezifana nale Delta.

Uma inani lakho lisezindiza, ulethe okungenani okungaphezulu kuka-10 kunalokho ocabanga ukuthi uzodinga. Akukho okubi kunokuba uphume ngaphambi kokuthi uthole indawo ethile yokuthenga okusha.

Cabanga ngobuhle bokuqeda lapho uhamba nezingane. Hlola kusengaphambili ukuze ubone ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza lapho une-layover sinendawo yokudlala yabantwana bese uthola ukuthi ungafika kanjani. Indawo yokudlala ingamvumela ukuba avumele omunye umgwaqo phakathi nohambo. I-Haneda inikeza indawo encane yokudlala yabancane futhi ngakho yenza ezinye zezindiza. Uzodinga amabalazwe kaHaneda, kaNarita, nakwaKansai e-Osaka.

Okokugcina, lapho izinceku zezindiza zinikeza ukuvumela ukuba ugibele i-jet kuqala, cabanga ukuthi lokho kungumqondo omuhle. Uzohlala ezihlalweni zakho ezincane okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuthatha, ukwengeza esikhathini eside kakade ingane yakho izobe ikhonké kule ndege. Ukulinda ukuba ngowokugcina ebhodini kubonakala kunengqondo kakhulu lapho uhamba nezingane.