Bern, Berlin, and Bbbbrrrrr! Crossing the northernmost border in the world
Mar 21, 2019, 7:52 am
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My favourite resto in Geneva next door to Starbucks - Cafe de Paris - on the right of the picture. No menu choice, just entrecote and herb butter with frites and green salad. Always had a great meal there. Just got back from Namibia, so I think that I will recreate that on Saturday evening for dinner.
Mar 21, 2019, 7:54 am
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My favourite resto in Geneva next door to Starbucks - Cafe de Paris - on the right of the picture. No menu choice, just entrecote and herb butter with frites and green salad. Always had a great meal there. Just got back from Namibia, so I think that I will recreate that on Saturday evening for dinner.
Jun 7, 2019, 2:55 pm
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Thanks, JT ^ This report was well worth the time spent perusing it. That it was also inspirational was an added bonus!
Jun 7, 2019, 3:02 pm
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I really enjoyed your recent report on the collectables show. When I was a kid and mom worked for an airline, I had a huge collection of those pin-on wings, playing cards, and bag tags. I should ask mom what she did with all of that!
Jun 10, 2019, 6:37 am
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I flew United from Geneva to Washington in economy about 10 years ago and the meal was exactly like on Swiss which was a nice surprise. Wonderful pictures thanks. We screwed up with Tempelhof. We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was closed. We saw only the memorial; a waste of time, so your pictures were very interesting. As to the graffiti in Geneva, it's not the same city it was in the past unfortunately. I lived there from the 60s' to the 2000s'. I also noticed a lot of graffiti in Berlin on buildings
It seems complicated to get a visa for Russia? You need to get an invitation?
It seems complicated to get a visa for Russia? You need to get an invitation?
Jun 10, 2019, 9:00 am
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First of all, it's time for some mea culpas. I've been a bit missing in action for the better part of the last year. Done a bit better keeping up on my blog, but 2018 was such a heavy travel year that I let a lot of things slip...like writing full-on trip reports.
Another awesome TR - thanks for braving the cold and sharing.
Jun 10, 2019, 9:21 am
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Amtrak Acela First
Norwegian Premium on an ex-SQ A330 (new airline for me)
Eurostar Business Premier (new product for me)
TunisAir A330 Business (new product for me)
Emirates First on 777 and A380
Qantas First on A380 (new product for me - QF F)
Qantas Business on A330, A330, 737
Thai First on 747
Cathay Pacific Business on A350-1000 (new aircraft for me)
EVA Hello Kitty service for 2 segments in Business on 777 (new airline + product for me)
sAAd last leg home...