Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 24th, 2015
Another slow day… I recall a few years back being a bit annoyed on our last Eastern Med cruise by its seemingly slow-ish start. This year? Perfectly happy despite not doing a lot for the past couple of days. After breakfast, Emerson visited the kid’s club while we attended a so-so port talk. We then […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2015
Today we board the Rhapsody of the Seas for our cruise. Here’s a photo of it from yesterday at Topkapi Palace: Travel-wise, today was kind of a waste as we didn’t really have time this morning to do too much before heading to the ship. I tried–again unsuccessfully–to replace my Cannon S100 that developed some […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 21st, 2015
Despite the 7 hour time difference and late-ish bed time, we awoke early and feeling well rested. Well, Emerson and I felt well rested… Libby was up part of the night with a sore throat (that thankfully was and has remained otherwise asymptomatic). In any case, we had a nice breakfast in the executive lounge […]
Posted in Turkey, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic on Jun 20th, 2015
Well, our departure from Orlando wasn’t as seamless as I’d hoped. While we were boarding the plane, thunderstorms swallowed the airport. As a result of the lightning, the airport authorities “closed the ramp” for ground staff, thereby effectively ceasing all aircraft preparation movement. Worse, unlike typical Florida thunderstorms that quickly move in and then out, […]
Posted in Virgin Atlantic on Jun 19th, 2015
Ok, I’m wildly behind with posts, but I’ll catch up. That said, this summer starts now. Off to London for our connecting flight to Turkey. Flying on the upper deck of this bad boy tonight: I’m not sure that it’s a great experience for a Delta Diamond Medallion, but the miles (lowest possible) were […]