We departed for Fort Lauderdale today to our 11-day cruise to partially transit the Panama Canal. Libby and I have considered this itinerary a number of times over the years only to opt for some other travel option. Why? The dates have typically been less than ideal for Libby’s schedule, the cruise tends to be […]
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This was really just a travel day with a departure from Dubai at 8:30am on an Emirates Boeing 777-200LR, arriving in Tokyo-Haneda around 10:30pm. Here’s our precise route as flown during the 9:20 flight: A few items of interest… We flew over the western end of the Himalayas. Since it was day time, nice weather, […]
Today, we flew from Paris to Dubai on an Emirates A380 (undoubtedly my favorite airplane to date, having flown it three times): It’s like the Rolls-Royce of planes. And Emirates is no slouch of an airline either — everyone was impressed by the quality of their cabin, inflight entertainment, food/beverage offerings, and level of service. […]
Day #2: Würzburg, Germany
Posted in Delta Airlines, Germany on May 25th, 2018
When I woke up, the ladies were just off the coast of Ireland, which gave me enough time to get showered, packed up, checked out, and over to their terminal on the other side of the airport. They landed a little ahead of schedule (Libby texted me right away) and were pretty quick getting through […]
Day #1: To Frankfurt
Posted in Delta Airlines, England, Germany, Lufthansa on May 24th, 2018
Our around the world trip has officially begun! My meetings having wrapped up yesterday, I departed the Cotswolds around mid-day for my 3:30pm flight to Frankfurt. It was about a 2 hour drive to London Heathrow under cloudy skies with light rain — more typical of English weather than I’d seen during the week (which […]