Heading south again

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After a two-day stop in San Francisco, I’ll be heading south again today, to Auckland and then on to Sydney, where I will meet my friends Sven, Kevin and Rajiv from Brussels. This is going to be the longest flight so far. And I’ll fly over the international date line and skip a day. I […] Read More

Aviation guardian angel

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When I booked the connection from Santiago to San Francisco via Toronto and Los Angeles, I already had a hunch. This would be tight. You have to factor in delays, the time at immigration and customs, the transfers etc, etc. I had mailed all my itineraries and booking codes to my friend Renato, with whom […] Read More

Off to San Francisco

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The next few days will see a lot of traveling. Five flights in total, the first three lead me to San Francisco for a pit stop on my way to Australia, and to meet up with old friends… Here are the stats: Flight 7 to Toronto Date: 25/12/2013 Code: AC93 from SCL to YYZ Airline: Air Canada […] Read More

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

Off to Montevideo

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Travelling day today. I’ll clean out my beloved SERENA apartment, pack and bring a  small suitcase with stuff to Javo who will keep it for a few days. Then I’ll head over to the Ferry Terminal for the two-hour Ferry trip across the Rio de la Plata to Montevideo. I’ll arrive there in the evening. […] Read More

Bondi Beach

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My friends Sven, Kevin and Rajiv are heading to Australia for the holidays, and I’ll meet up with them in time for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. I can’t wait…. Sven already organized a place! From there we will head to Melbourne on January 1st for another 10 days. 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