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Flights in 2018

Happy New Year 2019!

After spending the week of Christmas in Roanoke, Virginia with family, Steve (DOS) and I flew back to Florida on Allegiant Airlines; no frills but nonstop. It was a quick hour and a half morning flight, which got us back…

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Happy Birthday DOS! Flight to Montevideo!

I’m a bit behind in my blog as the year is quickly winding down. Steve (DOS) and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Montevideo, Uruguay. I’ll try to catch up on my posting this week, and tonight…

Steve UnoNovember 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Admirals Club, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Birthdays, Boeing 767, Business Class, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flights in 2018, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, Miami, Montevideo, Orlando Airport (MCO), South America, Uruguay No Comments

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Since Cape Town . . .

Wow has it been a busy time since we got back from South Africa. I have really gotten behind on this blog (along with just about everything else), but we are both alive and well. After returning from a big…

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Onward to Cape Town and Franschhoek Wine Country

We checked out of Makanyi Lodge yesterday after an outstanding five night stay with twice daily safaris. I do need to upload the gallery from the trip, but I will have to wait until we get home to the US…

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Safari bound! Welcome to Makanyi Private Game Lodge!

After a two night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg, Steve (DOS) and I flew from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit, South Africa. The flight was less than an hour aboard an Embraer 140 jet, and as the flight wasn’t full…

Steve UnoSeptember 1, 2018 Africa, Airports, AMA Waterways, Animals, Beer, Easter Island, Embraer 140 jet, Flights in 2018, Food and Wine dinner, Grand Hotels, Hotels, National Parks, Pool, Regional Jets, Restaurants, South Africa, Spring, Suites, Sunrise, sunsets, Terrace, Tours, Travel tips, Trees, Welcome Back 5 Comments

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Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg

We had a nice 8 hour overnight flight to Sao Paulo on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300 jet from Miami. We had Business Class seats seats 3D and 3K (2 adjacent aisle seats in the center section of the 1…

Steve UnoAugust 28, 2018 Admirals Club, Africa, Airbus 330, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Boeing 777, Brazil, Breakfast, Business Class, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flight Delays, Flights in 2018, Food and Wine dinner, Hotels, Luggage, South Africa, South America, Wines 1 Comment

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Return to South Africa – the Adventure Begins!

After having such an enjoyable time last year on our AMA Waterways Africa cruise/tour, Steve (DOS) and I are returning to South Africa once again, this time on our own. Including travel, our nearly three week trip, unlike last year’s…

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Work week in Paducah Kentucky

Continuing from the last post . . . I finally got to my hotel in Paducah, Kentucky a little after midnight local time (1am EST), some 17 hours after my trip started from Orlando, due to mechanical delays and a…

Steve UnoJuly 28, 2018 Airport Clubs, Balcony, Breakfast, First Class, Flight Delays, Flights in 2018, Hotels, O'hare Airport 2 Comments

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Long travel day to Paducah Kentucky!

It’s 7:35pm Central time as I write this from the Admiral’s Club in Chicago O’Hare Airport. Steve (DOS) and I left the house this morning at 7:45am, and he dropped me off at the Orlando Airport for my 9:40am flight.…

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Happy Fourth of July from Santiago!

Today is Independence Day back in the United States, and for Steve (DOS) and I it was a leisurely day in Santiago, followed by an overnight trip home. As a Hyatt Globalist member, we were entitled to a 4pm checkout…

Steve UnoJuly 21, 2018 Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Boeing 777, Breakfast, Business Class, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, First Class, Flights in 2018, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, July 4th, Jumbo jets, Luggage, Orlando Airport (MCO), Packing, Santiago, South America No Comments

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