Sorry for the delay on the second piece of this report…

After dining at the bistro, I hit the showers to rinse off before the flight to clear my sinuses out before the long flight (I’ve been dealing with seasonal allergies). The D1 Lounge has the nicest shower suites that I’ve seen. Spacious, impeccably cleaned, and all kinds of amenities/toiletries available upon request:






Unfortunately, the shower seemed to activate my allergies even more, and soon enough, I was sneezing, coughing, and otherwise feeling miserable. Upon leaving the D1 lounge, I decided against going to the VS lounge, instead retreating to the B-Gates SkyClub directly across from my gate. I drank two cups of tea and soon enough, we were ready for boarding.

The boarding process was painless and I was soon at my seat, 1A. It’s a very nice seat-my only complaint is the lack of privacy doors. However, the width/shoulder room seemed better than my typical AF A359 routine. Below, you can find a few photos of the seat:






Given my meal in the D1 Lounge and my allergies, I declined dinner, instead opting for a few more cups of tea. I took photos of the menu anyway!:






I “tossed and turned” until we were somewhere around Puerto Rico, which is when I fell asleep for the duration, woken up by the FA as we were on final approach to GRU. I would certainly fly LATAM again on this route-and anticipate I will again soon!

It was a great week in São Paulo. We stayed in Campinas as it was most centrally located to our plants/offices. On Monday night we had Japanese food, on Tuesday night had pizza, and on Wednesday night, we went to a traditional steakhouse. The only bummer was that the colleague who was hosting me didn’t drink, so I had to limit my caipirinha consumption to one per meal out of respect!