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Welcome Aboard the Icon of The Seas!

Steve DOS and I had a wonderful sailing on Royal Caribbean’s (RCCL) the Icon of The Seas (OTS) the week of January 31. This sailing on the Icon OTS was for seven days, roundtrip out of Miami, and the ship…

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Three Nights in London!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently on a 16 night TransAtlantic cruise from Southampton sailing back to Port Canaveral. Prior to the cruise, we had a wonderful three night pre-cruise stay at the Churchill Hyatt Regency London. We stayed there…

Steve UnoNovember 23, 2025November 23, 2025 Airline Clubs, Airport Clubs, Airports, Balcony, Beer, Boeing 767, Breakfast, Business Class, Cruise Ports, Cruises, England, Flights in 2025, Fun dinners out, Grand Hotels, Grand Palaces, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Jumbo jets, Knee Replacement, London, O'hare Airport, Orlando Airport (MCO), Port Canaveral, Repositioning Cruises, Restaurants, Trans-Atlantic cruise, Tshirts, United Airlines, United Kingdom, Walking No Comments

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Goodbye Melbourne: Onward to Adelaide!

After staying a week in Melbourne, Steve (DOS) and I took a 3pm flight from Melbourne to Adelaide, Australia. We had a driver schedule to pick us up at 12 noon, and even with the driver running some 15 minutes…

Steve UnoApril 4, 2024April 5, 2024 Adelaide, Airport Clubs, Airports, Australia, Barossa Valley, Business Class, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dinner with a View, Flights in 2024, Food and Wine dinner, Fun dinners out, Hilton, Hotels, Restaurants, Suites No Comments

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Onward from Doha to Melbourne Australia on Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in Q-Suites!

After a delightful and unexpected pleasant 3 night stay in Doha, we headed out to Australia on the next leg of our journey. We had flown Qatar Airways and wanted to see Qatar, so we stopped over for 3 nights,…

Steve UnoMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024 Australia, Boeing 777, Business Class, Concierge, Doha Airport, Doha Qatar, Flights in 2024, Garden Park = Doha Airport, Grand Hyatt, Hotels, Jumbo jets, Melbourne Australia, Q-Sute Qatar Airlines, Qatar Airways, Ramadan, Wheelchair/Walkers, Wines No Comments

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Outstanding Business Class on a Qatar Airlines A350-1000 from Houston to Doha!

After the horrible experience I blogged about the Air France Lounge in Houston in the last post, Steve (DOS) and I were quite ready to board our 14 1/2 hour flight to Doha. As bad as the AF Lounge experience…

Steve UnoMarch 18, 2024March 20, 2024 Airbus 350, Airline Clubs, Airline meals, Airport Clubs, Airports, Balcony, Breakfast, Business Class, Cabarnet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Doha Qatar, Flight Attendants, Flight Attendants, Flights in 2024, Food and Wine dinner, Grand Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Houston, Jumbo jets, Middle East Ports, Pizza, Pool, Qatar Airways, Restaurants, Suites No Comments

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Pre-Departure (Horrible) Review of the Air France Lounge: Houston (IAH) Airport!

After a good night’s sleep at the Marriott Houston (IAH) Airport, we slept in a bit before heading down to the buffet breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant. This airport hotel Marriott is very soundproof, especially being snack dab in the…

Steve UnoMarch 16, 2024March 17, 2024 Airline Clubs, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Breakfast, Business Class, Delta Airlines, Flights in 2024, Houston, IAH Houston Airport, United Airlines 1 Comment

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Flying home on New Year’s Eve and Day. Happy New Year 2024!

(NOTE: It’s now January 28th and I’m currently in a Rehab Hospital in Orlando. This New Year’s Eve post was mostly written a while back and I’m just now posting it; which covers the end of our trip back from Singapore. I’m…

Steve UnoJanuary 28, 2024January 30, 2024 Airline Clubs, Airline meals, Airport Clubs, Airports, Beer, Boeing 737, Boeing 787, Breakfast, Business Class, Christmas, Dengue Fever, Entertainment, First Class, Flights in 2023, Flights in 2024, Grand Hyatt, Hospitals, Hotel Status, Hotels, Hyatt, Jumbo jets, Luggage, New Year, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Outdoor lights, San Francisco, Singapore, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Welcome Back, Welcome Home No Comments

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Happy New Year’s Eve 2023 from Singapore Airport!

It’s now December 31, 2023 as I write this from the Singapore Kris Silver Lounge in Terminal 2 at Singapore Airport. (Sorry for any typos; I didn’t get a change to proof-read this before our flight). Steve (DOS) and I are…

Steve UnoDecember 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Airports, Andaz Hotel, Beer, Boeing 787, Business Class, Cardiologist, Chinese New Year, Christmas, COVID, Cruise Ports, Flights in 2023, Health, Heart Conditions, Hospitals, Hyatt, insurance, Jumbo jets, New Year, Nurses, Pool, Room with a View, San Francisco, Seabourn Cruises, Seattle, Suites, Travel insurance, Uncategorized, Walking No Comments

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Our Pre-Cruise Days in Athens!

Steve (DOS) and I have had a wonderful 4 night stay here at the Grand Hyatt Athens. As it’s nearly midnight on our last day and I’m back in the room packing up for our Seabourn Cruise tomorrow, I told…

Steve UnoNovember 21, 2023November 26, 2023 Athens, Balcony, Bed and Breakfast, Bus travel, Business Class, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Cardiologist, Caribbean, Celebrity cruises, Champagne, Cruise Critic, Cruise Ports, Fall, gift shops, Grand Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Greece, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Hyatt, Iconic Wonders of the World, Mountains, Photos, Restaurants, Roof Top Bars, Room with a View, Scenic drives No Comments

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Flight from Miami to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class

After a good night’s sleep in our Miami Airport Hotel, Steve (DOS) and I had relaxing day at the hotel before our 10:30pm flight to Istanbul. Like any major trip we always arrive the day prior to the departing airport…

Steve UnoNovember 18, 2023November 18, 2023 Airbus 321, Airline Clubs, Airline meals, Airport Clubs, Airports, Athens, Boeing 787, Breakfast, Business Class, Flights in 2023, Grand Hyatt, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotel Status, Hotels, Hyatt, Istanbul, Luggage, Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Miami, Observation lounges, Roof Top Bars, Room with a View, Suites, Turkish Airlines No Comments

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