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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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Journey to Miami on the Brightline Train!

After many months of being excited about the Brightline Train starting service from Orlando to Miami, Steve (DOS) and I finally took the train on this route to take an international flight out of Miami. There have been quite a…

Steve UnoNovember 14, 2023November 17, 2023 Airport Clubs, Airports, Business Class, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Luggage, Marriott Hotels, Miami, Orlando Airport (MCO), Sea Days, Seabourn Cruises, Suites, Trains, uber No Comments

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Travel to Vancouver for our Alaska Cruise!

Since my 60th birthday at the beginning of August, Steve (DOS) and I have been home, mainly catching up on various doctor and other appointments, tests, and errands. I’ve had a few follow-up appointments with my Cardiologist and others, but…

Steve UnoSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Airbus 321, Alaska, American Airlines, Balcony, Beer, Boeing 737, Breakfast, Business Class, Canada, COVID, Downtown Disney, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flights in 2022, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Luggage, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Repositioning Cruises, Restaurants, Vancouver, Walking No Comments

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Journey To Hawaii! December 2021

Steve (DOS) and I are currently in Hawaii thru December 14th. I’m writing this in sections as time, wifi, and power (wait until we get to Volcano House!) allows! We started our trip to Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon, with a…

Steve UnoDecember 9, 2021December 10, 2021 Airports, ALOHA, American Airlines, Balcony, Boeing 777, Business Class, Car rental, Christmas, COVID, DFW airport, Flights in 2021, Hawaii, Hotels, Jumbo jets, Orlando Airport (MCO), Restaurants No Comments

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Neck update and travel to Roanoke

After another side trip last week to Tampa and Sarasota, on Monday I went back to the neurosurgeon for what I hoped was a good report about my broken neck. Steve (DOS) and I have been doing these weekday nearby…

Steve UnoFebruary 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Airbus 330, Airports, American Airlines, Assisted Living, Blue Ridge Mountains, Business Class, desserts, Doctors, Embraer 140 jet, Flights in 2020, Jumbo jets, Orlando Airport (MCO), Regional Jets, Stay-cation, Tampa, Virginia, Wines 1 Comment

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Recovery week in Daytona Beach Shores

This week Steve (DOS) and I are staying four nights at the Hyatt Place Daytona Beach Shores, as part of my gradual recovery to my neck injury. While the weather hasn’t been ideal, it’s been perfect for our purposes of…

Steve UnoFebruary 6, 2020February 6, 2020 beaches, Business Class, Daytona Beach, Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Trans-Atlantic cruise 1 Comment

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Now on Our Delayed Flight from DFW to Santiago Chile

After a short night’s rest at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency, Steve (DOS) and I got up around 5:30am to get ready for our 8am flight to Santiago. As I detailed in the last post, the flight was supposed to…

Steve UnoSeptember 7, 2019October 14, 2021 Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Andes Mountains, Argentina, Beer, Boeing 787, Business Class, DFW airport, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flight Delays, Flight Delays American Airlines, Flights in 2019, Holiday Inn, Hotels, Jumbo jets, Labor Day, Mendoza, Mountains, Restaurants, Santiago, Suites, sunsets, Tours No Comments

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Labor Day Weekend in Mendoza: Escaping from Hurricane Dorian!

I’m a bit behind with my posting as we were in Virginia most of the summer, and just got back from Mendoza, Argentina. On the last post I started a post about my brother’s wedding weekend in Roanoke, which was…

Steve UnoSeptember 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Admirals Club, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Argentina, Business Class, Chile, DFW airport, Flight Attendants, Flight Delays, Flight Delays American Airlines, Flights in 2019, Hotels, Hurricane, Hyatt Regency, Labor Day, Mendoza, Orlando Airport (MCO), Roanoke, Santiago, South America No Comments

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Travel to Shanghai!

After a fun overnight stay in Toronto, we had a leisurely day in the city, as our flight to London was not until 6:30pm. We walked around the same area where we had dinner last night, and as there was…

Steve UnoMay 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Airbus 350, Airport Clubs, Airports, Boeing 777, Breakfast, British Airways, Business Class, Canada, China, Finland, Flights in 2019, Grand Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Hotels, Hyatt, Jumbo jets, Shanghai, Suites No Comments

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