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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 3:10 pm
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My Travel Year 2004

Link To Map:

http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=J...OR=&MAP-STYLE=

Total Miles Flown: 110,226

Details:

January

JFK-SFO AA 767-300 First Class
-Westin SFO
SFO-JFK AA 767-300 First Class

February

JFK-LAX AA 767-200 First Class
LAX-SAN AA Eagle Saab 340 Economy Class
-W San Diego
SAN-LAX AA Eagle Saab 340 Economy Class
-Westin LAX
LAX-JFK AA 767-200 First Class

JFK-CAI Egyptair 777-200 First Class
-Sheraton al-Gezirah
CAI-LHR BA 747-400 First Class
-Sheraton Belgravia
LHR-FRA BA 757-200 Club Europe
FRA-DFW AA 777-200 First Class
DFW-LGA AA 737-800 First Class

March

LGA-DCA AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class
DCA-LGA AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class

JFK-BGI AA 757-200 Business Class
BGI-JFK AA 757-200 Business Class

April

LGA-HOU-AUS AA MD-80 First Class
-Hyatt Regency Austin
AUS-HOU-LGA AA MD-80 First Class

May

None

June

None

July

JFK-LAX AA 767-200 First Class
-Westin LAX
LAX-LIM-SCL Lan Chile A340-300 First Class
SCL-GRU-GIG Lan Chile A340-300 First Class
-Sheraton Barra
-Copacabana Palace
GIG-GRU-SCL Lan Chile 767-300 First Class
-San Cristobal Tower
SCL-LIM-JFK Lan Chile 767-300 First Class
JFK-HKG Cathay Pacific A340-600 First Class
-Sheraton Towers
HKG-NRT Cathay Pacific 747-400 First Class
NRT-JFK AA 777-200 First Class

August

EWR-FRA CO 767-400 Business Class
FRA-FMO LH (Eurowings) ATR-72 Economy Class
-Gasthof Zum Freden, Bad Iburg
FMO-FRA LH (CityLine) CRJ Economy Class
-Sheraton FRA
FRA-EWR CO 767-400 Business Class

LGA-DCA AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class
DCA-LGA US Airways Shuttle Economy Class

September

None

October

JFK-LAX AA 767-200 First Class
-Sheraton Gateway LAX
LAX-NRT JAL 747-400 First Class
-Westin Tokyo

November

NRT-HKG Cathay Pacific A330-300 First Class
-Sheraton Towers
HKG-ADL Cathay Pacific A330-300 First Class
ADL-SYD Qantas 737-400 Business Class
-Westin Sydney
SYD-HKG Cathay Pacific A340-300 First Class
-Sheraton Hong Kong
HKG-LHR Cathay Pacific 747-400 First Class
-Sheraton Skyline
LHR-DUB Aer Lingus A321 Business Class
-Westin Dublin
DUB-SNN-JFK Aer Lingus A330-200 Business Class

BDL-RDU AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class
RDU-DCA AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class
-Marriott Bethesda North Conference Center
DCA-RDU AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class
RDU-BDL AA Eagle ERJ Economy Class

December

BDL-ORD AA 737-800 First Class (pending 12/31)
ORD-BRU AA 767-300 Business Class (pending 12/31)

Awards

Worst Hotel: Sheraton al-Gezirah, Cairo b/c of run down nature of the room

Worst Flight: Eurowings ATR FRA-FMO b/c luggage was not loaded resulting in me attending a wedding in shorts and a t-shirt

Most Dissappointing Hotel: Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro b/c of run down nature of the room

Most Dissappointing Flight: CX 253 HKG-LHR b/c of dramtic cutbacks in snack menu and breakfast served as pre-arrival meal despite late evening arrival

Best Hotel Upgrade: Westin Dublin -- upgraded to two-floor Samuel Beckett Suite

Best In-Flight Meal: Artichoke tortellini in a sage and butter cream sauce on LAN 531 SCL-LIM

Best Hotel: Westin Sydney -- the shower, 'nuff said

Best Lounge: The Wing HKG

Most Overrated Lounge: LAN's Neruda Lounge at SCL

Most Underappreciated Lounge: Admirals Club SCL

Worst Lounge: Cathay Pacific Lounge NRT

Best Flight: LAN 751 -- had the F cabin and the service of two FAs all to myself!

Most Dissappointing Travel Experience: Rio, only because it rained the whole time

Most Unusual Travel Experience: Having an Egyptian security officer give me his gun so that he could take a picture of me with it for money

Craziest Thing Done for Miles: Flying HKG-JFK-NRT-JFK in 72 hours

Best Travel Experience: Cairo

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