Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Dubai on Mar 12th, 2012
We slept until 6:30am — very successful, no jet lag today. We’re getting ready to head to the port. But, I thought I’d give you a couple of quick glimpses of Dubai–at least the area around our hotel in Dubai Marina–until we return here in a week for more in depth explorations. I took this photos while out […]
We landed in Dubai a little before 8:00pm local time on Sunday—an overnight flight back into night. We basically lost a morning en route. The flight itself was long (just over 13 hours), but it was actually fairly tolerable, even in coach. And, for me, I’m always filled more by a sense of wonder at […]
Posted in Delta Airlines, Dubai, Middle East on Mar 10th, 2012
Next stop: Dubai! We’re traveling light on this trip. Carry-on luggage only: Despite rushing around at the last minute to get ready, we managed to get to out of the house and this far relatively stress free. Whew! It feels good to be underway. Here’s Libby ‘living the good life’ in Tampa’s Delta Sky Club: […]
Posted in Delta Airlines on Mar 10th, 2012
A friend shared this video with me a few years back. I thought it appropriate given the amazing Boeing 777-200LR that we’ll be flying on today. While a 15 hour flight will doubtlessly suck, the capacity of modern travel really is amazing… this is a great (and funny) reminder!
Posted in Delta Airlines, Dubai, Middle East on Mar 4th, 2012
At almost this time next week, we should be touching down in Dubai after our non-stop, overnight flight from Atlanta. Here’s roughly what the route looks like: Atlanta to Dubai — Map Also, here’s a link to an article on the world’s longest flights in coach. Dubai to Atlanta (longer due to wind direction) is […]