Tag: Flight

  • Little (big) tokens of appreciation

    Little (big) tokens of appreciation

    After nagging a bit about my flight with United, I have to write about my flight from LAX to FRA with Lufthansa. They really made the difference. As written previously I appreciate the welcoming atmosphere on their flights and the quality of service. However, this time they even went a bit further. (more…)

  • Hurricane Sandy

    Hoping to escape the arrival of the big storm here in Washington DC, I booked an earlier flight for Monday morning. As it seems it was not early enough. All major airlines started to cancel flights beginning from Sunday afternoon, at least throughout Monday. Currently it is expected to ease off again on Tuesday. Major flooding and power out are expected. I don’t like it at all! (more…)

  • Round the World Ticket

    When I started inquiring about my flight tickets in September last year I had several options to choose from. The first recommendation from the travel agency I contacted to get detailed information was to book the flights individually. If it is properly done it could save you a little bit of money and is rather flexible in the selections of the locations. However, their proposal to fly from Osaka to Honolulu via Auckland scared me off. (more…)

  • Limitations in my head

    Limitations in my head

    How often do we use the words “I have to” as a reason to do something, we don’t really want to do? For so many tasks in our life we accept that there is no other way of doing it, let alone the possibility of not doing it at all. They seem to be just given. Looking at myself it astonishes me where I set my own limitations and why I often believe in them so strong, that I’m not able to overcome them, even with little things. (more…)

  • A special treat

    A special treat

    For my birthday at the end of May I gave myself a special treat and went for a scenic flight. It was the first time in my life I had the pleasure to go on such a small plane, a Cessna 185D Skywagon with only 5 seats. (more…)

  • The route is finalized

    After sorting out some routing problems, today I finally booked my flights directly with Japan Airlines. So the route is fixed now … 😉

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