Home to SFO
And my time in Seattle is over, too. I am heading down to San Francisco. Flight 27 to San Francisco Date: 18/08/2014 Code: UA1698 from SEA to SFO Airline: United Airlines Plane: Boeing 737-900 Distance flown: 775 Miles Duration: 1h32 The flight was ok, I was a bit late at the airport. I’m a bit bummed […] Read More
Back to Canada
As I could not find a place in Seattle (that I could pay) that was free for the whole month, I checked out of Lily’s home this morning, rented a car, and drove up north to Vancouver. I like this city. It’s been a long battle between Vancouver, Seattle and Portland, as my home for […] Read More
West Coast
Time is up for Montréal, I’m off to Seattle and Vancouver. The flights were good, but I have to seriously question Air Canada’s check-in procedures… tons of people, two counters open, only one person at the Business check-in, only one person at a baggage drop. After checking-in online you still need to go to a machine […] Read More
Viva Mexico
Mexico City here I come (soon). I am a bit early this time, but even better, as I finally had more choice, and lower prices. I booked an apartment in the Reforma area in the heart of town, close to the Bosque de Chapultepec Park, and close to the trendy areas of Roma, Zona Rosa and La […] Read More
31/03/2015
I did it. After months of thinking, pondering, discussing with friends, calculating my budget, and endless discussions with myself, I have sent off my request to Human Resources for the extension of my unpaid leave, and informed my former bosses. I am extending this trip a little, into spring 2015, and should be back to work […] Read More
Chinese visa hassle
For a long time I wasn’t even sure I’d visit China on this trip. I could not make up my mind, but leaving it out of my itinerary seems like the trip would not be complete, after all it’s such an important country, one of the oldest civilizations on the planet. So in the end […] Read More
On to Montréal
And another flight, hopping over the North Atlantic, heading for Montreal. I have a direct flight with Swiss, one of my favorite airlines. I’ll arrive in Montreal in mid-afternoon. Here are the stats: Flight 24 to Montréal Date: 25/06/2014 Code: LX86 from ZRH to YUL Airline: Swiss International Airlines Plane: Airbus 330-300 Distance flown: 4560 Miles Duration: 8h05 Read More
Heading west
My time in the Middle East is already up. Today I fly back to Zurich, with a short stop over in Istanbul, and then tomorrow on to Montréal. Here are the stats: Flight 22 to Istanbul Date: 24/06/2014 Code: THY795 from IST to TLV Airline: Turkish Airlines Plane: Airbus 321-200 Distance flown: 775 Miles Duration: 1h50 […] Read More
Bookings, beaches, box-office
The last days have been perfect, I only spent time at the beach, booking stuff for my trip, and getting tix for the Film festival. By now I have a pretty good tan, just about managing to avoid a sunburn. I’m either at Banana Beach, where the waves were so enormous the other day that I […] Read More