AZ and AK with AA
Jul 28, 2016, 2:21 am
#46
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Thank you all for your kind comments!
hcuk94 ... yes, that sounds like the same Agent. He served at Mildenhall for quite a long time.
AvidFlyer1990 ... yes, Sixt did indeed come up with some good prices when I was researching. But Avis/BA almost matched on price, and with my BA and Avis status there were several additional benefits [including extra Avios]
TravellerFrequently ... agree on the AA 'uniforms'. It seems as though they can wear anything they like so long as it's blue! I find they present a very scruffy appearance, and certainly the ladies don't do much in the way of 'grooming'.
hcuk94 ... yes, that sounds like the same Agent. He served at Mildenhall for quite a long time.
AvidFlyer1990 ... yes, Sixt did indeed come up with some good prices when I was researching. But Avis/BA almost matched on price, and with my BA and Avis status there were several additional benefits [including extra Avios]
TravellerFrequently ... agree on the AA 'uniforms'. It seems as though they can wear anything they like so long as it's blue! I find they present a very scruffy appearance, and certainly the ladies don't do much in the way of 'grooming'.
Jul 28, 2016, 2:49 am
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I can recommend a cruise that goes into glacier bay. Great to watch and hear the ice calving off into the sea.
You can also get up close to a glacier by car or kayak in Juneau which as state capital is even more exciting than Anchorage. Not. Btw you can't drive there you have to go by boat.
Most surreal experience, lying in bed looking out of the window as a B 737 flew past very close by and lower than I was - The runway at Ketchikan is right by the sea channel.
We went with NCL. Very chilled.
You can also get up close to a glacier by car or kayak in Juneau which as state capital is even more exciting than Anchorage. Not. Btw you can't drive there you have to go by boat.
Most surreal experience, lying in bed looking out of the window as a B 737 flew past very close by and lower than I was - The runway at Ketchikan is right by the sea channel.
We went with NCL. Very chilled.
I did a great itinerary from Vancouver two years ago going south to Los Angeles, but even the scenery around Vancouver wowed me, so I do need to head north.
Jul 28, 2016, 3:16 am
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Enjoyable trip report, thanks!
I remember my visit to that wildlife center; the mosquitoes were so thick you had to be jogging to keep them off, or swatting madly to avoid being exsanguinated.
I remember my visit to that wildlife center; the mosquitoes were so thick you had to be jogging to keep them off, or swatting madly to avoid being exsanguinated.
Jul 28, 2016, 3:33 pm
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I have been waiting for this since you departed as your TRs are just amazing. I did laugh out loud on a tube in London at your assistance priority and wheelchair for Aunty T after returning the car.
Jul 28, 2016, 4:16 pm
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Thank you for a great read.
How did you like the temps here? Did you have a chance to enjoy some great Mexican food while here in the valley?
There is one picture in there right when you are leaving PHX-CLT and I don't recognize anything in that terminal that looks like T4 PHX!
How did you like the temps here? Did you have a chance to enjoy some great Mexican food while here in the valley?
There is one picture in there right when you are leaving PHX-CLT and I don't recognize anything in that terminal that looks like T4 PHX!
Jul 29, 2016, 1:12 am
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Thank you, gentlemen, your kind remarks are appreciated.
I'm glad the mosquitos were having a day off!! I don't recall any interface with insects anywhere, at any time/
We both laughed [a bit] in a surprised manner 
Temps were lovely: 104ş-116ş IIRC. We do enjoy warm weather! Looking forward to returning in Spring.
Yes, we ate Sonoran Mex at Tortilla Flat - very tasty. One Beef and one Chicken, of whatever they're called [I get confused by their names - burritos?]. Less persuaded by the re-fried beans, although I appreciate they're an essential cultural addition!
The 'up and away' pic shows the hangars in the SW corner by the 7R threshold [he said confidently, having checked with Google Earth]
Thank you for a great read.
How did you like the temps here? Did you have a chance to enjoy some great Mexican food while here in the valley?
There is one picture in there right when you are leaving PHX-CLT and I don't recognize anything in that terminal that looks like T4 PHX!
How did you like the temps here? Did you have a chance to enjoy some great Mexican food while here in the valley?
There is one picture in there right when you are leaving PHX-CLT and I don't recognize anything in that terminal that looks like T4 PHX!
Yes, we ate Sonoran Mex at Tortilla Flat - very tasty. One Beef and one Chicken, of whatever they're called [I get confused by their names - burritos?]. Less persuaded by the re-fried beans, although I appreciate they're an essential cultural addition!
The 'up and away' pic shows the hangars in the SW corner by the 7R threshold [he said confidently, having checked with Google Earth
]
Jul 29, 2016, 9:59 am
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Yes ... sorry folks! Taking random snaps at airports can lead to errors, especially when US Gate areas tend to look very similar!
All corrected now, and ... yes, that's ANC. i couldn't get a shot of those cute sculptures of piles of luggage, as people kept gathering around them,
Please forgive me ... I am old. and was very tired when compiling the TR over 2-3 days
All corrected now, and ... yes, that's ANC. i couldn't get a shot of those cute sculptures of piles of luggage, as people kept gathering around them,
Please forgive me ... I am old. and was very tired when compiling the TR over 2-3 days
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Jul 29, 2016, 10:05 am
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It's like the airport version of Name That Tune "I can name that airport in...."
Bloody FT Mobile App 
Jul 29, 2016, 10:49 am
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>>>> http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...orld-am-i.html
Jul 29, 2016, 10:51 am
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haha ... who on Earth would think of doing something like that?
>>>> http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...orld-am-i.html
>>>> http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...orld-am-i.html
Jul 29, 2016, 10:56 am
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I know it's pretty silly but I had to ask since I'm at T4 every week and if there was a place I haven't been to I'd need to know lol
Jul 29, 2016, 10:59 am
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You have no idea how much time I/we spent trying to identify which meal was which on the homebound, even though they were in chronological order!