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Forum: DiningBuzz
Jul 18, 2007, 3:51 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 3,920
Posted By DFW Consultant

Count me in as another who definitely checks out...

Count me in as another who definitely checks out plates on the way to being seated. Once seated I usually don't make special trips or look too much after sitting but especially in a new place on the...
Forum: DiningBuzz
Jul 18, 2007, 3:49 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,017
Posted By DFW Consultant

Fried or in garlic

Best I've had were some the fried variety in the southern part of the US and some in Lyon, France baked in lots of garlic....both quite tasty
Forum: DiningBuzz
Jul 18, 2007, 3:46 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 35,950
Posted By DFW Consultant

Southern US

I'm in Texas and some of my favorites are:

Taco Cabana - way better than taco bell, fresh salsa bar, they even serve fajita's and margaritas

Taco Bueno - another better than average tex-mex...
Forum: oneworld
Oct 5, 2006, 2:36 am
Replies: 7
Views: 826
Posted By DFW Consultant

Thanks for the feedback so far but I am wondering...

Thanks for the feedback so far but I am wondering if anyone has actual experience. I need to spend a few days in the depature city and since I have been to LHR many times and its more expensive, I...
Forum: oneworld
Oct 4, 2006, 10:21 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,216
Posted By DFW Consultant

Using the great circle mapper...

Using the great circle mapper (http://gc.kls2.com/) your current route comes out to 24453 mi.

Unless I am missing something a J award would cost 150K miles and depending on any reroutes or how the...
Forum: oneworld
Oct 4, 2006, 10:10 am
Replies: 7
Views: 826
Posted By DFW Consultant

OW Y Award Europe to Africa - IB vs. BA?

I am planning on using a OW Economy award from Europe to South Africa and was wondering if anyone has any recent experience on IB on this route versus the service on BA. I currently have an IB...
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Oct 3, 2006, 7:04 am
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By DFW Consultant

Repetitive Calling the Key

After repeated calls to AA I was finally able to find an agent who helped me to find availability on this route.
Forum: American Airlines | AAdvantage (Pre-Consolidation with USAir)
Oct 3, 2006, 5:44 am
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By DFW Consultant

HKG-DEL OW Award availability with AA miles

I am trying to redeem AA miles for a coach OW award and have one segment that I cannot seem to find availability on. The flight is CX753: HKG-DEL and my perferred travel date is March 23, 2007 but...
Forum: oneworld
Aug 22, 2006, 3:56 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

No reason for the routing except it seemed the...

No reason for the routing except it seemed the most logical based on the OW routes I was looking at and the places we want to visit. Definitely open to moving stops around, any suggestions are...
Forum: oneworld
Aug 22, 2006, 12:31 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

Pretty much every city is a stopover now except...

Pretty much every city is a stopover now except for maybe LHR (although a day rest may be needed) and HKG will be a connection one of the times. I would like to go C for another 60K but I am getting...
Forum: oneworld
Aug 22, 2006, 10:24 am
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

Updated Itinerary

Okay here is a second try now that I understand the rules on segments versus stopovers. This is for a OW160Y award using AA miles for economy.:
...
Forum: oneworld
Aug 21, 2006, 5:20 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

Thanks for the input

Thanks for all the helpful input. I am redeeming a OneWorld award using AA miles. Looks like I need to do some rework on the intinerary.
Forum: oneworld
Aug 21, 2006, 1:52 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

Only 15 Segments?

AMS-CPT(1)-VFA(2)-JNB(3)-DEL(4)-PEK(5)-HKG(6)-NRT(7)-SIN(8)-SYD(9)-CHC(10)-SCL(11)-PUQ(12)-EZE(13)-GIG(14)-AMS(15)

By my count I only have 15 segments. My understanding is the number of segments...
Forum: oneworld
Aug 21, 2006, 12:53 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 933
Posted By DFW Consultant

Help on OW160Y Award itinerary (2nd try)

I am looking to cash in most of my miles on a OneWorld 35-50K miles award in coach. I am trying to maximize my award and spend around 6 months traveling (South Africa, India, China, SE Asia, AUS/NZ,...
Forum: Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Jul 21, 2006, 11:25 am
Replies: 509
Views: 54,570
Posted By DFW Consultant

Just for a little more information on the...

Just for a little more information on the mysterious chocolate. As noted above the chocloate represents the little metal posts, called Amsterdamertjes, that are found all over Amsterdam. The XXX...
Forum: Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Jul 20, 2006, 12:55 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,878
Posted By DFW Consultant

Suites are great...amenity consistency lacking

I for one really love the suite upgrade and for me it has come through on a number of occasions and I have received some really nice quality suites at many locations (mostly Europe, some US too). I...
Forum: CommunityBuzz
May 18, 2006, 3:40 pm
Replies: 1,167
Views: 133,719
Posted By DFW Consultant

Another member

I guess I too a member of this elite group. I actually spend so much time on planes I never find time to actually post. Maybe oneday the flying will slow down and the posting will go up or...
Forum: DiningBuzz
May 18, 2006, 3:19 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 24,331
Posted By DFW Consultant

Taco Bell

I must say I try to avoid taco bell if at all possible.

Not sure of the truth of this statement, but I have heard they do not cook any food onsite. All they do is warm pre-cooked food that is...
Forum: DiningBuzz
May 18, 2006, 3:15 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 11,214
Posted By DFW Consultant

Sierra Nevada & Rahr

Sierra Nevada is one of my favorites.

Also I have to give a plug to another of my favorite local to me brews - Rahr; definitely give it a try if you find yourself around Fort Worth, TX.
Forum: Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
May 18, 2006, 2:01 pm
Replies: 257
Views: 14,942
Posted By DFW Consultant

Good Experience on Award Stay

Sorry to hear about your bad experience at this property. I have only stayed there one time for a couple of nights on an award stay but was upgraded to a suite, received choice of platinum amenity...
Forum: MilesBuzz
Mar 29, 2006, 3:43 pm
Replies: 140
Views: 52,142
Posted By DFW Consultant

AA 40K off peak NA to Europe (with stopover)

I like the off peak AA award from NA to EUR for only 40K miles. Recently booked a JFK - BRU - TFS - TFN - BRU (s/o) - JFK. Pretty good to go from NY to spend a week in the Canary Islands and a week...
Forum: Mileage Run Deals
Mar 3, 2006, 11:07 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,509
Posted By DFW Consultant

English Translation tool

Below is a link to an website translation tool that google provides. I used it to get a translation of the site (albeit pretty poor). I was at least able to grasp the terms.

If anyone has used...
Forum: Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest
Feb 21, 2006, 7:41 am
Replies: 41
Views: 6,159
Posted By DFW Consultant

Pulitzer, Madrid Palace, Westin Dublin, Sheraton Edinburgh

The Pulitzer in AMS, the Westin Palace Madrid, the Westin Dublin, and the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa in Edinburgh are great hotels which are especially great values with the deal. Having stayed at...
Forum: Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger)
Feb 17, 2006, 7:11 am
Replies: 40
Views: 6,618
Posted By DFW Consultant

Short CDG Connection Made Last Weekend

Last weekend I was flying from Berlin TXL to JFK with a connection at CDG. I was supposed to have 1hr 45min but my flight was around 40 min late. Air France had an agent waiting for me who ran me...
Forum: TravelBuzz
Oct 4, 2005, 4:12 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 915
Posted By DFW Consultant

Thanks!

That is a great tip on getting around the AA award fee. I have paid it in the past but will certainly use your method in the future. These are the kind of tips that really make this place great....
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