Had a crazy, crazy year. Started off New Year's Day in Brazzaville, Congo and will be ending the year in Mauritius. One of my busiest travel years since 2003!
New countries/territories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Cabinda, Angola, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Algeria, Belize, Fiji, Christmas Island (Kiribati), Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Lesotho, Swaziland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, Okinawa, Czech Republic, Madagascar, Mauritius
New airports: CAB, LAD, RAI, TUN, ALG, BZE, NAN, CXI, BNE, PPT, OTP, BEG, BUD, FUK, OKA, PRG, TNR, MRU
New airlines: TAAG Angola (DT), TAP Portugal (TP), Syphax (FS), Tunisair (TU), Fiji Airways (FJ), Air Tahiti Nui (TN), Maya Island Airways (MY?), Air Malta (KM), Air Mauritius (MK)
Shortest flight: BZE-SPR, 34 miles
Longest flight: ICN-DFW, 6822 miles
Total BIS: 129682
Nights in Hotel: 43
Nights in the air: 12
key: ++ = earned, -- = burned
Hotels:
Code:
jan01 Brazzaville, Rep Congo Hippocampe
jan02 Brazzaville, Rep Congo Hippocampe
jan03 Pointe-Noire, Rep Congo Migitel
jan04 Pointe-Noire, Rep Congo Migitel
jan05 Cabinda, Angola Maiombe
jan06 Luanda, Angola Inn Luanda
jan07 Sao Tome, Sao Tome Pestana Miramar
jan08 Sao Tome, Sao Tome Pestana Miramar
jan09 Praia, Cape Verde Rosymar Inn
jan10 Praia, Cape Verde Rosymar Inn
jan11 Praia, Cape Verde Rosymar Inn
jan25 plane mex-cdg
jan26 Tunis, Tunisia Ibis
jan27 Tunis, Tunisia Ibis
jan28 Algiers, Algeria Albert 1er
jan29 Algiers, Algeria Albert 1er
jan30 Algiers, Algeria Albert 1er
jan31 plane cdg-mex
apr05 plane dfw-lhr
apr06 Mytchett, England
apr07 Mytchett, England
apr19 -- Bastrop, TX Hyatt Lost Pines
apr20 -- Bastrop, TX Hyatt Lost Pines
may24 San Pedro, Belize Ocean Tide
may25 San Pedro, Belize Ocean Tide
may26 San Pedro, Belize Ocean Tide
jun07 plane lax-nan
jun08 plane lax-nan
jun09 ++ Nadi, Fiji Sheraton Tokoriki
jun10 plane nan-cxi
jun11 Nadi, Fiji Mercure Nadi
jun12 ++ Nadi, Fiji Sheraton Tokoriki
jun13 ++ Nadi, Fiji Sheraton Fiji
jun14 Fiji Paul Gauguin
jun15 Sea Paul Gauguin
jun16 Vanuatu Paul Gauguin
jun17 Vanuatu Paul Gauguin
jun18 Sea Paul Gauguin
jun19 Solomon Islands Paul Gauguin
jun20 Papua New Guinea Paul Gauguin
jun21 Sea Paul Gauguin
jun22 Papua New Guinea Paul Gauguin
jun23 Papua New Guinea Paul Gauguin
jun24 Sea Paul Gauguin
jun25 -- Auckland, New Zealand Holiday Inn Auckland Airport
jul03 plane den-fra
jul04 ++ Valleta, Malta Intercontinental
jul05 -- Valleta, Malta Intercontinental
aug28 plane iad-ist
aug29 plane/IST TAV Hotel ist-jnb
aug30 Lesotho Maliba Lodge
aug31 Swaziland Sundowners Backpackers
sep01 Swaziland Sundowners Backpackers
sep02 plane jnb-lhr
oct17 Charlotte, NC
oct18 Charlotte, NC
nov22 plane ord-ams
nov23 Ruse, Bulgaria English Guesthouse
nov24 -- Bucharest, Romania Intercontinental Bucharest
nov25 Belgrade, Serbia Slavija Garni Hotel
nov26 Budapest, Hungary easyHotel Oktogon
nov27 Budapest, Hungary easyHotel Oktogon
nov28 plane ams-fuk
nov29 Naha, Japan Best Western Naha Inn
dec25 plane atl-cdg
dec26 Prague, Czech Republic Hotel King George
dec27 Paris, France airbnb
dec28 Antananarivo, Madagascar Hotel Ribaudiere
dec29 Antananarivo, Madagascar Hotel Ribaudiere
dec30 Antananarivo, Madagascar Hotel Ribaudiere
dec31 -- Mauritius Westin Turtle Bay
Flights:
Code:
jan06 cab-lad dt y
jan07 lad-tms dt j
jan09 tms-rai dt j
jan12 rai-lis tp y--
jan12 lis-ewr tp y--
jan12 ewr-clt us y--
jan12 clt-aus us y--
jan25 sat-mex mx y++ DL
jan25 mex-cdg mx y++ DL
jan26 cdg-tun fs y
jan28 tun-alg tn j
jan31 alg-cdg af y--
jan31 cdg-mex am j++ DL
feb01 mex-sat am y++ DL
mar14 aus-dfw aa f++ QF
mar14 dfw-aus aa y--
apr05 sat-dfw aa y--
apr05 dfw-lhr aa y--
apr08 lhr-ord aa y--
apr08 ord-sat aa y--
may24 aus-dfw aa y--
may24 dfw-bze aa y--
may24 bze-spr my y
may27 spr-bze my y
may27 bze-dfw aa y--
may27 dfw-aus aa y--
jun07 aus-lax aa y--
jun07 lax-nan fj y--
jun10 nan-cxi fj y--
jun11 cxi-nan fj y--
jun25 cns-bne qf y--
jun25 bne-akl qf y--
jun26 akl-ppt tn y--
jun26 ppt-lax tn y--
jun26 lax-aus aa y--
jul03 aus-ord ua f++ UA
jul03 ord-fra lh j++ UA
jul04 fra-mla km j++ LH
jul06 mla-muc lh j++ UA
jul06 muc-ord lh j++ UA
jul06 ord-aus ua f++ UA
aug28 aus-iad ua y--
aug28 iad-ist tk y--
aug30 ist-jnb tk y--
sep02 jnb-lhr ba y--
sep03 lhr-aus ba y--
oct17 aus-dfw aa y++ AA
oct17 dfw-clt aa y++ AA
oct19 clt-aus us y--
nov22 aus-ord aa f--
nov22 ord-ams kl j++ DL
nov23 ams-otp kl y++ DL
nov25 otp-beg ju y++ EY
nov26 beg-bud ju y++ EY
nov28 bud-ams kl y++ DL
nov28 ams-fuk kl y++ DL
nov29 fuk-oka nh y++ UA
nov30 oka-icn oz y--
nov30 icn-dfw aa f--
nov30 dfw-aus aa f--
dec25 aus-atl dl f--
dec25 atl-cdg dl j--
dec26 cdg-prg af y++ DL
dec27 prg-cdg af y++ DL
dec28 cdg-tnr af j--
dec31 tnr-mru mk y++ AF