I only stay at the Fasan:rolleyes:

I see.

So, if I arrive at 6:00 am, plan to spend part of the day in FRA, but want to use one of the FCLs before I go into the city, I should go into A Schengen because I will beat the lines to clear into Schengen after the US flights start arriving, then I can just leave the FCL and go landside without clearing any more immigration or security, correct (unless I arrive at a remote stand or C and get picked up and driven to FCL B)?

Yeah, i should have suggested that.

Fasano: Where the Real Claudi:rolleyes: Stays.

Next time I go to GIG, I'm going to have to pony up the cash for one night there just to be awesome.

I might have to hit both B and A just to get extra ducks.

I agree entirely. She certainly does. What she may not have is the motivation, sadly.



^ This is excellent. I am sure there was something that prompted him to make the effort to lose the weight, and maybe the actress will now be motivated to lose the weight.

I'm not sure that we know she is happy with her weight. And, maybe you are correct that she doesn't really have a future in Hollywood because of her weight (but isn't that precisely because Hollywood perpetuates "thin" as equating to success/beauty/or whatever?).

I agree wholeheartedly with you about not wanting to send a message that fat is OK. It certainly isn't, from a health perspective. But, sadly, most people don't look at obesity from a health perspective, they look at it from an aesthetic perspective and send the message that "fat is not attractive", not the message "fat is not healthy".

Believe me, I am not condoning her weight. I am just thinking about the subtle psychological messages we send young people these days, and want young girls (and boys, for that matter) to have positive self-esteem and beauty based on a healthy weight, not a "Hollywood" version of "health and beauty", and for those who do struggle with their weight, it is often a heavy burden that they have to carry in terms of feeling accepted and valued by a society that places more emphasis on physical attributes/aesthetics than on the holistic human being.

And so, to see something like "she's disgusting", just stuck a nerve, that's all.

I'm not meaning to be horrid to you, really. :)

Gotta love UA.

I got a call from Hal telling me my 6am LGA-ORD got canceled tomorrow. I call the 1k desk and get rebooked on EWR-ORD and my upgrade.

Total time from first call to reticketing? 3 minutes.

A Costco offering for those individuals even more paranoid than me.

If you come in to an outside position they drive you to B Schengen VIP drop off and you would have to go to second floor where the FCL B is located B22. Unless you are HON and now they take you to FCT apparently to clear immigration there.

ALCO, I also would recommend hiring a taxi or car service driver for the day to take you to the major sites that you want to see. You can easily do Corcovado, Sugarloaf, and the botanical gardens in a day, plus more if you get an early start. Depending on when you go, the lines to buy tickets for the Sugarloaf cable cars can be a bit long, so plan accordingly. If you take an organized bus tour or hire a private tour guide, they will have tickets in advance, so you skip the line. I have taken bus tours and hired private guides. Both are good, but the bus tours waste a lot of time stopping at various hotels to pick up and drop off.

That said, you do not really need a guide to go to the main Rio sites. A taxi/car service driver who waits for you at the various sites will suffice.

I have only one thing to say to this: Titicaca. :-:

Danke for all teh info. Want to make Recife the highlight of this trip, but wouldn't want to fly through GIG without spending at least a night in Rio. Found a hotel in Recife that looks quite shibby. Only $150/night for Junior Suite. ^

Muito Bomho ^.

Do the early-arriving LH flights (around 6:00 am) usually go into A non-Schengen, or is there no way to predict?

In any case, I think I'll just hit both B and A before going into the city. I want to inspect them and collect ducks. Ideally, I would arrive into a remote area and get driven over to B, go to the B lounge, then clear into Schengen and check out the A lounge. Will be using the FCT later for my connection, so I don't want to bother going into the regular terminal at all on that portion.

:D^

I probably don't need to tell you this, but be sure to build in plenty of time in GIG for your connections to/from REC; JJ is not the most reliable carrier with respect to ontime performance.

No, but I can find out.