Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Delta Airlines, Hong Kong, South Korea on Mar 9th, 2013
We left the house at 4:30 this morning for our 6:15 flight to Detroit. We’re on our way to Hong Kong via Seoul — about a 30 hour journey with layovers. We’ll arrive at nearly midnight tomorrow, local time. I’m sure there’s a suitable aphorism somewhere about “the journey being the destination.”
Posted in Delta Airlines, England, London, United Kingdom on Jul 7th, 2012
This morning we awoke early, got ready, checked out of the hotel, and preceded to Delta’s terminal at Heathrow. SkyTeam has a really nice setup there… it makes travel a breeze (especially for those with status and/or lounge access). We went to the dedicated check-in area (no queues), buzzed through security, picked up some supplies […]
Posted in Delta Airlines, England, London on Jun 18th, 2012
We arrived at London-Heathrow as peacefully as we had departed Detroit. Emerson slept for the balance of the flight (save for me waking her up briefly for a midnight diaper change) and had a couple of bananas for breakfast during our decent into Heathrow. After a fairly quick trip through customs and baggage claim, we […]
Posted in Delta Airlines, Michigan on Jun 18th, 2012
Our flight from Tampa was uneventful, and we arrived in Detroit on time. Upon arrival, we went to the Sky Club were Emerson took her afternoon nap and the rest of us whiled away a couple of hours. Following her nap, we wandered around the airport for an hour or two (highlight: funky tunnel between […]
Posted in Ajman, Delta Airlines, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain on Mar 20th, 2012
Well, we’re sitting in the fairly unimpressive Air France lounge waiting to board our flight to Atlanta. We leave here at 10pm and land in the US at 6 am. 8 hours on the clock; 16 hours in the air. I suspect this will be a very long night. 😉 Our drive back from RAK […]