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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

Flying to Seattle and taking the Amtrak Empire Builder Train Back!

Steve (DOS) and I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport on Monday night, in anticipation of our flight to Seattle on Tuesday. While we used to only stay at the Hyatt Airport when we had an early flight, as…

Steve UnoOctober 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Airline meals, Airports, Alaska, American Airlines, Balcony, Boeing 737, Breakfast, Cardiologist, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flight Delays, Flights in 2023, Health, Heart Conditions, Heart Valve replacement, Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, Luggage, Orlando Airport (MCO), Pilot, Seattle, Trains, United Airlines, Welcome Back 2 Comments

Returning to Cruising!

Steve (DOS) and I are currently on an 8 night Royal Caribbean (RCCL) cruise, sailing to Curacao, Aruba, and a lazy day at Coco Cay. We are sailing aboard the beautiful Mariner of the Seas, which for RCCL is now…

Steve UnoMay 14, 2023May 17, 2023 Breakfast, Cruise Ports, Cruises, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Open heart surgery, Orlando, Pubs, Royal Caribbean, Ships, Suites, Welcome Back 2 Comments

Amtrak Auto Train – Southbound to Florida!

After a lengthy stay in Virginia, I was able to convince Steve (DOS) to take the Amtrak Auto train back home to Orlando instead of driving all that way. We had taken the Auto Train together once before (and I…

Steve UnoOctober 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Amtrak, Beer, Breakfast, Car, COVID, Dinner with a View, Florida, Food and Wine dinner, Orlando, Trains, Virginia, Welcome Back, Williamsburg 4 Comments

Pre-Christmas weekend at Jekyll Island 2018

Jekyll Island pre-Christmas 2018 -Arrival day One After a wonderful night out at Bern’s, we drove from the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Airport, to Jekyll Island Georgia for a 3 night pre-Christmas weekend, in what has now become a yearly…

Steve UnoDecember 15, 2018December 15, 2018 Balcony, Chardonnay, Food and Wine dinner, Friends, Grand Hyatt, Hotels, Hyatt, Suites, Welcome Back No Comments

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

Touring the Chilean Wineries – Day Uno

On our first day of wine touring, we went to two wineries plus had a wine pairing lunch at a third. After having a full breakfast in the hotel, we packed up and checked out of our hotel, the Hyatt…

Steve UnoJuly 4, 2018July 5, 2018 Andes Mountains, Animals, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Chile, gift shops, Hotels, Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, July 4th, Mountains, Restaurants, Tours, Welcome Back, wineries, Wines 3 Comments

Finnair and British Airways Business Class flights home from Singapore

In this day of the Jet age, it’s amazing how you can go from one part of the world to another, literally overnight, or with our routing a couple days. After a wonderful and quick trip to Singapore, we reversed…

Steve UnoMarch 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Airbus 321, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Boeing 737, Boeing 787, British Airways, Business Class, Calgary, Canada, Chinese New Year, DFW airport, England, First Class, Flights in 2018, Food and Wine dinner, Hyatt, Jumbo jets, Orlando, Orlando Airport (MCO), Packing, Restaurants, Singapore, Welcome Back, Welcome Home No Comments

Heading home from Saõ Paulo

Like all good trips (or even bad ones), the trip eventually comes to an end and it’s time to go home. Considering our whirlwind trip to Brazil, and we had only a couple nights in Saõ Paulo, it still felt…

Steve UnoFebruary 27, 2017January 15, 2018 Admirals Club, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Boeing 777, Cabernet Sauvignon, First Class, Flights in 2017, gift shops, Grand Hyatt, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hyatt, Luggage, Miami, President's Day weekend, Suites, Welcome Back, Welcome Home 1 Comment

Minnesota work-week ends with Friday travel woes

I’ve gotten a bit behind in posting since I got back from Easter Island, and traveling for work. I have been writing about our experiences on Easter Island over the July 4th weekend in the last few posts, but will…

Steve UnoJuly 20, 2016 Admirals Club, Airport Clubs, Airports, American Airlines, Beer, Boeing 777, Car rental, DFW airport, Easter Island, First Class, Flight Attendants, Flight Delays, Flights in 2016, Hotel Executive Lounges, Hotels, Jumbo jets, Lost luggage, Minnesota, Orlando Airport (MCO), Regional Jets, Restaurants, Sheraton Hotel, South Dakota, USAirways, Welcome Back, Wines No Comments

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