Heading to Valparaíso

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I wanted to see more of Chile than just Santiago, but flights to Easter Island were expensive, or completely sold out, and even a visit to the Atacama desert or the glaciers in the south would have meant a budget deficit higher than Greece’s. So I decided I’d got to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar […] Read More

Arriving in Montevideo

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The trip crossing the Rio de la Plata was fast. That ‘Francisco’ speed boat (with the Pope hanging in the main hall…) just took over two hours to cross the nearly 200 km to Montevideo. Impressive. Miraculous even. We had to wear these ridiculous things over our shoes. The boat is new, the carpet thick, […] Read More

Off to Buenos Aires

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And I’m off to Buenos Aires. It’s bit confusing because my reservation says 8.25 but the plane always left an hour earlier… maybe it’s due to the summer time change and the plane arriving earlier now from Istanbul…? I better get to the airport early! Here are the flight statistics: Flight 5 to Buenos Aires  […] Read More

Off to São Paulo

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And I’m off to São Paulo. Here are the flight statistics: Flight 4 to São Paulo  Date: 20/10/2013 Code: TAM3511from GIG to GRU Airline: Tam Linhas Aéreas Plane: Airbus 320 Distance flown: 303 Miles Duration: 0h55 Well, the actual duration was close to 4 hours… Let’s say Star Alliance will not miss TAM when they switch over […] Read More

Got TAP’ed

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So this morning I got up at 3h55, went to the airport again (only to be there before they actually opened security…) and went on my flight to Lisbon. Which was delayed by one hour, due to ground fog and the need to get more fuel. I already saw my chances of getting to Rio […] Read More

On my (new) way

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So, to keep the statistics accurate, here’s the updated itinerary: Flight 1 to Frankfurt Date: 03/10/13 Code: LH1197 from ZRH to FRA Airline: Lufthansa Plane: Airbus 320-200 Distance travelled: 272 Miles Duration: 0h45 Flight 2 to Lisbon Date: 04/10/2013 Code: TAP571 from FRA to LIS Airline: Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP) Plane: Airbus 320 Distance travelled: 1157 […] Read More

Re-routed and re-stitched

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Well, this trip starts with a bit of an adventure. The flight to Rio was totally overbooked, so I was re-booked on a flight via Lisbon the next morning, arriving some 10 hours later than initially. Only a slight change in itinerary, but the compensation package was nice: 600 Euro transferred onto my card. My Round-the-world-ticket […] Read More

On my way

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That’s it. Tonight, I’ll be on my way. Here are the flight statistics, and the links to follow me on the plane: Flight 1 to Frankfurt Date: 03/10/13 Code: LH1197 from ZRH to FRA Airline: Lufthansa Plane: Airbus 320-200 Distance flown: 272 Miles Duration: 0h45 Flight 2 to Rio de Janeiro Date: 03/10/13 Code: LH500 […] Read More

Seattle or Vancouver?

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While being on a little road trip with family through Canada, I came to Vancouver again, a city I had already visited back in 2010 for 5 days, and really liked. Same thing now, I loved it… the scenery, the city, its vibe, the people…. So I immediately thought I should include it in my […] Read More
First leg of my Round-the-World-Tour

B-day

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Booking Day! Today I bought my Round-the-world ticket for the first leg of the tour. It was an adventure of its own. Here’s a detailed account on how it went, for the first leg of the journey, October ’13 to April ’14: I played around for months with the Star Alliance Round-the-world tool, trying to figure out […] Read More