It was so cold overnight that some of the waterways near the hotel froze over. A ferry went through and made a path in one area. I dropped off the rental car at the Arlanda airport in Stockholm and took the bus to the terminal. The business class lounge didn’t offer much in…
In Stockholm until my flight to Italy tomorrow. I’ve been here many times, but still nice to walk around Gamla Stan. It’s a bit too cold to be enjoyable. Below photos is the view from my hotel room. There is a small ski slope on the right. Below…
On the way to Sweden via Amsterdam on KLM. Later this year KLM will changing the equipment from the 747-400 Combi to a 787. The 787 is a nice plane, but I still prefer the iconic 747. I snagged a seat in the upper deck. …
I’m flying on British Airways this morning on my way to Lincoln, UK (via train after arriving in London). I stopped at the Dubai Mall for dinner before going to the airport as my flight didn’t leave until 0220. No passport stamp leaving the UAE since I used their egate system with my Emirates…
Last November they finally opened the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, many years late. The roof structure itself is a work of art. This was my first opportunity to visit since it opened. The main museum was a bit disappointing as the information plaques were on the floor which made it nearly impossible to read. …
This used to be easy. One short direct flight. Now it involves through Kuwait or Oman. I was pleasantly surprised that the plane from Oman to Dubai was a new 737MAX. This was my first flight on a 737MAX.
I’m on my way to Doha, Qatar on Qatar Airways. The business class seats are always nice. And it’s nice having a direct flight.
I’m making a short business trip to Van Nuys, California, so I selected the Sheraton hotel in Universal City. It is walking distance to the Universal Studios City walk. Photos of my hotel room: Photos from Universal City walk:
I stopped at Buttermilk Falls on the way to the airport. It’s totally frozen over. It is hard to find a smaller airport… Literally the security closes for hours. I found an outlet outside security… My flight is delayed… I only had a 33 minute connection Newark, which involved a terminal change, so I’m…
Today I left Houston for a quick trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma. It’s not the most glamorous location, but work does need to get done. I did get upgraded on my short flight. Since the flight was short I didn’t take advantage of the free alcohol because I was picking up a rental car. …
I had an early morning flight (06:20) which required leaving at the hotel at 04:30. It was a short taxi ride, however at the cab driver claimed he couldn’t take a credit card. I walked into the airport only to find the ATM machines non-functioning. The cab driver pulled out his credit card machine…
In lieu of flying to Houston then flying to Italy I decided it was easier to stop in Italy on the way back to Houston. I arrived in France on time and transferred between terminals and had a brief visit to the lounge. The view of the Alps were wonderful from the sky. I…
Being the departure day this was a relaxing day. A friend picked me up and we went to Nelson Mandela square in Sandton. They have a statue of him there and some fancy shopping malls. We also stopped by the Mall of Africa where I had Chicken Licken. It was very good and cheap….
We had a late start this morning, 0830 departure from the hotel. We started by driving to Soweto Township. We drove by Desmond Tutu’s house on our way to Nelson Mandela’s house. We had a tour of Neslon Mandela’s house (it was a fairly small 2 bedroom house. …
We left the hotel this morning at 07:30 to take the panoramic route to Johannesburg. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating again. We skipped God’s Window and Wonderview because the visibility was 0. Luckily the weather was better when we made it to Byrne’s Luck Potholes. It was very beautiful. The whirlpools cut…
This was a very early morning. We left the hotel at 05:30 to arrive at the gate of Kruger National Park by 06:00. Our safari vehicle was provided by Eastgate Safari. We had an all-day game drive. We left at 06:00 and returned back at 15:00. We had a 45 minute break for breakfast…
This morning we left Mbabane on our way to Hazyview. We visited a glass factory that had a few other shops for about an hour. The glass factory had an observation catwalk. We then drove to the border crossing at Matsano. Two new stamps and then we visited a recreated village. There were…
Today was a very early morning. Our luggage needed to be outside at 05:15. We got a very large snack box from the hotel for lunch. It had crisps (potato chips), peanuts, banana, apple, hard boiled egg, a bit of cheese, crackers, mango-orange juice, water and a lollipop. We arrived at the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi…
This morning we departed Cape Town on a flight to Durban (British Airways). Once we arrived there we got a snack for the long drive to the St. Lucia Estuary. I got some food at KFC as we only had 30 minutes to find food. We had one hiccup – the air conditioning…
Today we had a free day. There were a couple of optional tours available (Winelands and shark cage diving), however the shark diving was preemtively cancelled due to the weather. Table Mountain opened at 08:00. We met for breakfast at 08:00. There was a heavy rain just before 08:00. We checked the website and…