Tag: airport
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Mitad del Mundo in Quito: Equator in Ecuador
Day 14 – EQ515 from UIO to LIM We’re experiencing heavy turbulence on our flight from Quito, Ecuador, to Lima, Peru, and the weird lady one row ahead of us must have thought, „it’s just about the right time to unpack my make-up and get ready for Lima“… Well, for us it’s time to reflect…
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The individual traveller’s guide to Galápagos
Day 8 – AV1684 from GYE to GPS You can easily take US Dollars with you, it seems it’s their main currency. Make sure to have enough cash with you (especially when you haven’t paid your hotel in advance – ours didn’t accept credit cards). Before even being allowed to check our bags to Baltra (airport…
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A long layover in Quito, Ecuador
Day 7 – UA1035 from IAH to UIO & waiting for AV1620 – from UIO to GYE As you can tell I have had a lot of time in the past 24 hours to get together some blog posts about our recent trip to Washington, to edit all photos I took so far and to…
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Lounge hopping in the USA
Day 7 – UA355 from EWR to IAH & UA1035 from IAH to UIO Off we go to the airport. Both at Newark, New Jersey (EWR) and Houston, Texas (IAH) some of the former United Club lounges, available for Star Alliance guests, go through a renovation program to become United Polaris lounges. I was at…
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The roadtrip begins
Day 1 – UA865 from HAM to EWR, 6387 km (comments in Italic by Daniel) A 09:00 am flight should feel like luxury when you usually have to be up at five to catch your plane. This morning, taking the first of this seasonal service’s flight to Newark, it is a bit nerve-wrecking instead. They…
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Security in Egypt
writing on NP052 from SSH to CAI The security measures at the Egyptian airport Sharm el Sheikh are high even for domestic flights. Without passport and vehicle control we do not even get to the parking lot in front of the terminal building. Thereby, an official with mirror goes around the car and looks so…
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A snapshot of Cairo in a day – the ultimate sightseeing guide
writing on MS20 from CAI to SSH As we’re flying back, leaning against the more comfortable Egypt Air backrest (compared to Nile Air in the morning), I have the chance to recall the day. In a nutshell: It all went very well and we felt safe, despite the recent terrorist attacks. I consider it luck…
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How to arrive in Sharm el Sheikh – tipps to get from airport to hotel
writing on ST7198 from HAM to SSH We have arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, having a wonderfully calm flight with Germania – although not being able to reserve seats at all and no possibility to check in online felt like a pain in the a** when you’re so used to it. When bargaining isn’t for you,…
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Erste Klasse
UA1738 von ORD nach MIA Hipp hipp, hurra, heute geht es im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes erstklassig weiter, ich hab ein Upgrade bekommen – nennt sich bei United „CPU” („Complimentary Premier Upgrade”) und man bekommt es mit Status automatisch, wenn denn genug Platz da ist. Diesmal hat mein Status als United MileagePlus Gold (= Star…
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Rain in Windy City
UA929 von LHR nach ORD, heute: Stadterkundung Chicago Lieblingsstück des Tages: Der hellblaue Regenschirm von Walgreen’s. Der Notkauf war die nützlichste Investition in Chicago und bei weitem nicht die teuerste. Mit der obligatorischen Deep Dish Pizza plus Getränken und Trinkgeld habe ich gestern ganze 34 Dollar bei Giordano’s gelassen. Naja, sei’s drum. Die Übernachtung im…