We were glued to the news reports about the earthquake in Japan. Last week it was Christchurch. If we were as paranoid as most the dope-heads down here in Lala Land, we'd be convinced that the Deities have it in for us. After all, we've been to those places several times and are planning another excursion soon. It's not so. Just the usual bit of plate-shifting that puts the whole of mankind (oops, that's a pejorative, sexist noun) in their place. No doubt the Hand Wringing, Anti-Nuclear Brigade will have a field day.
What should we do about the pending trip? We'll sit on our collective hands for a week or two. No flight tickets have been bought yet, so that we'll have a think about alternatives. Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok spring to mind as stop-off locations. It would mean we couldn't fly JAL which would not please the Memsahib ...
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...