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Down under

December 30, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

The flights to Australia were good. I am always a bit scared of flying, albeit I am fascinated by it. But night flights, especially over water, are a bit scary to me. Now I was looking at nearly 13 hours non-stop over water, with maybe one or the other secure landing strip in a couple […] Read More

Heading south again

December 28, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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

On to Santiago de Chile

December 4, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

And I’m off to Santiago de Chile tonight. I’ll be on the same plane as my Canadian friends Joe and Brandon who have stayed here for a month, too. But as I get off in Santiago, they will head on to Toronto – the same flight that I will take on December 25th, on my […] Read More

Off to Buenos Aires

October 27, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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

October 20, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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

On my (new) way

October 4, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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

October 4, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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

October 3, 2013August 4, 2016 Let it go

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