Our flight to JFK left at 12:50pm so we left the lounge about 15 minutes before our scheduled boarding time. Though the gate was within the same terminal, the walk was quite long. It must have taken us at least 20 minutes to get to the gate. This is pretty …
Iberia Business Lisbon – Madrid The flight from Lisbon to Madrid was just 45 minutes, but Iberia served breakfast even on this short flight over. I tried saying no, but the FA insisted that I have a look at what was on offer, which included an omelette, a small baguette, …
Background Story: Due to the severe storms rocking Europe for the couple of weeks we were there, our British Airways flight to London and back to DFW was cancelled and we had to reroute the trip via Madrid. It was great that the agent on the phone was able to …
This is around the time 5 years ago that I got really serious with one my favorite hobbies: travel photography. Before then frankly I was one of the most boring people the world had ever not known.
Air New Zealand continues to be one of my favorite airlines around the world for many reasons, but I definitely think they make by far the best safety videos of any airline. I watch their safety videos and kind of wonder why more airlines don’t try to be a little …
New Zealand is a bucket list destination for any one: it has a magnificent food scene, jaw dropping scenery, and some of the world’s friendliest human beings. Let’s not forget as well that New Zealand is the setting for the Lord of the Rings, one of the greatest series of …
Background: One of my favorite places to visit while I was in Lisbon was the Jeronimos Monastery. The Monastery is best done in conjunction with your visit to the Belem Tower and Monument of Discoveries. The walk itself from Belem Tower to the monastery takes approximately 15 minutes and much …
First of all be aware that this entire article falls under ‘first world problems.’ By no means am I complaining about a terrific lie flat seat on a 8 hour flight.
We only had two good weather days while we were in Lisbon. By good weather day I mean a day where it was pouring buckets of rain. So even on this particular day I had to find a destination which had a good mix of outdoor and indoor activities in …
Unfortunately we cancelled our trip to Porto because of how bad the weather was during our stay in Portugal. It rained almost continuously during the day while we were in Lisbon and when we checked the forecasts and saw that things were only going to get worse. We didn’t see …
