2013b – Flights to Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Purchased

Apr 18, 2013 1 Comment by
Flights for the next stage of the journey, bought.
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2013b – Flights to Bangkok, Thailand purchased

Feb 07, 2013 No Comments by
This morning my tax refund arrived and I put it right to good use with the purchase of my tickets to Southeast Asia. I bought only the portion from Minneapolis to Bangkok and have yet to purchase the final part from Bangkok on to Yangon, Myanmar, which will happen maybe next month..       [...]
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Flight Updates: Domestic Flight Changes for Australia Trip

Jun 29, 2012 No Comments by
Yesterday I logged into the website where I purchased my tickets to Australia and noticed something very odd. Apparently I was double-booked, from MSP to SFO AND from MSP to ORD to SFO. Confused much? Apparently, United will be discontinuing daily service between MSP and SFO, so I was rerouted through ORD. The flight changes [...]
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Flights Booked: Sydney to Alice Springs and Darwin back to Sydney

Jun 13, 2012 No Comments
Today I finally decided that I will spend all of my time in the Northern Territory. After this decision came the tickets: Sydney to Alice Springs by way of Melbourne and then from Darwin back to Sydney. So, the flights are: Flight Plan: SYD - MEL - ASP; DRW - SYD
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Flight booked Sydney, AU to Christchurch, NZ

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments
Today after much debating, I finally decided on the date I would fly from Sydney to New Zealand. In the end I decided to spend more time in New Zealand than in Australia. There were a number of flight choices that were quite attractive. The two that intrigued me the most were flying Emirates A380 [...]
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2012 Flight Purchased: to Sydney, AU via Auckland, NZ

Mar 09, 2012 No Comments
Last Friday I had received approval for my vacation time off for the month of September. With this last step in place it was time to take the next step; purchase the airline tickets. I researched my options well enough. It seemed clear that the best deal was going to be a non-American carrier (ie: [...]
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Flight Changes: MSP-ORD-IAD-EZE-SCL

Oct 01, 2011 No Comments
Today I received an email that my flights had been changed. Normally this would not be that big of a deal for me, however, the flights are leaving me with a bit of anxiety. Instead of a nonstop flight from MSP to IAD, I now have to fly through Chicago. The flight is scheduled to [...]
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2011 Flight Purchased: Santiago to Punta Arenas

Aug 04, 2011 No Comments
Today I purchased my flights from Santiago de Chile to Punta Arenas to position myself for trekking in Patagonia. For more information on the flights, please visit the 2011b - Flight Information page     21.december.2011 (D) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez Int'l Airport, Santiago, Chile (01:50) Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes Equipment: Airbus 320-200 Class: [...]
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Flight Statistics

May 01, 2011 No Comments
The one thing you would know about me if you really knew me is that I love to fly.... and I love everything aviation related. I even have created a database to calculate various statistics based on aircraft, routes, airlines, airports, etc. Here are just a few of the many customized reports I have been [...]
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2011 Flight Purchased: Easter Island

Apr 13, 2011 No Comments

Today I purchased my flights from Santiago de Chile to the island of Rapa Nui or Easter Island. I have given myself one full day in Santiago before departing the following day to the Island. Once I arrive on the island I plan to spend about 7 days and then fly back to Santiago to [...]

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2011 Chile Flights Purchased

Feb 28, 2011 No Comments

Having my time off request approved was a big relief. I was after all asking for quite a bit of time off. . I decided to begin looking for the flights. I know that booking this far in advanced is often a gamble as far as prices go. It is after all 284 days prior [...]

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