Been to Costa Rica and just got back from Belize a little bit ago. Broad brush strokes overview: If you don't dive I wouldn't find Belize that interesting of a place (did not go interior Belize just stayed on Ambergis and Caye), its really a relaxed vibe and not a lot of night life that I found (I was there just at the beginning of shoulder season/end of high season). Beaches are not great with the seaweed problem, but the bar the end of the dock vibe is cool imo. But if you do dive its some of the best diving Ive done compared to (Cuba, Seychelles, Thailand, South Africa) Costa Ricas got a lot of shit to do with varying terrains places to party and places to not. So the real question is do you dive or not? If not go to Costa Rica.
Yep. That's all that's there (apparently) and I've never dove, but it's where my friends are wanting to go for an annual trip.
We did it at the Cuban airport. No idea on doing it at the Miami as we didn’t do that. Pretty painless.
Second that Belize isn't that compelling if you don't go deep inland (e.g. ruins) or dive. I just pointed my engaged friends away from honeymooning there.
Just me and the GF for a week-to-10 days. Very preliminary stages, but with all of our other travel plans in late 2019/early 2020 Central America looks to be the best option for NYE. And I've never explored anything between Ecuador and Mexico City.
Anyone stayed at both the Ritz Key Biscayne and Bal Harbour? Is Bal Harbour worth 35,000 points per night more?
I imagine 12:50 on a Monday afternoon is a bit quicker than restaurant-going times. Would you mind updating the post when it's a more realistic time to be going to eat lunch and dinner?
Yeah, was looking for approximate timeframes and not necessarily Google Maps times since I already Googled it.
Not trying to come off as a dick but you know you can punch it in to the uber app yourself later tonight
I mean dude he answered what you asks it's not our fault that wasn't the information you were looking for. No one was being a dick
The point of my post was really to ascertain the difference in two properties from a points perspective, and I included the 30 minute question as an afterthought and essentially thinking aloud. That afterthought was needlessly detracting from my actual question
It’s high on my list. Really want to go hiking/climbing down there but I’m nowhere near gnarly enough Edit because I'm not working hard today: I don't think I'd want to do one of those short cruises from the tip of Argentina to the archipelago that extends NW from Antarctica. If and when I go, I want to do the whole damn thing. I'll probably never be extreme enough to go climbing down there, but would like to look into some guided trips or treks. Greenland is also really high on my list for many of the same reasons--super remote and alien landscape.
Quick question on First Class Cabins. We're planning a trip to Italy currently. It's like Delta has royally fucked over Skymiles members for requesting miles redemption. I know I can jimmy things and maybe transfer miles to Virgin and then re-book. However, I wanted to know opinions on First Class Cabins on Air France, British Airways, KLM, and Turkish? I've heard great things about BA, Turkish and Virgin. Just curious as if we can't make the Skymiles work, we may book out of pocket.
The most accurate information will be found by finding the type of plane on that route and googling a review of "x airline x airplane first class" It's very likely you'll find a review on your specific route that way
I flew business class on Turkish and it was amazing, found a great deal through Chase Ultimate Rewards. My only experience.
Thanks. British will almost always be a 777, but on rare occasion a 787 out of ATL. Virgin is now using 747-400 and A340 mostly. Turkish is always a 777 or 787. KLM is usually 777 or A330. Air France is apparently about to change from a 777 to A380 due to demand of ATL to CDG route.
Thanks. Have a good friend that flies to Turkey to her parent company about once every 6 weeks. She raved about their Business Class and their lounge in Istanbul.
Looking for food recs in Seville Granada Marbella/coast around there Villages around Ronda/Setenil etc. Barcelona If you send me to a tourist trap I’ll haunt you after I kill myself
I enjoyed mama bistro in Seville Spain's "mercados" where it's a food hall kind of concept are great. The one in Seville is called the glass mercado and it's a lot of fun and we had really good food there
I've spent the past 2-3 days looking up Michelin star restaurants in Barca. Trying to narrow it down, in order of preference: -Disfrutar -La Barra de Carles Abellan -Enoteca -Enigma ($400 fucking tasting menu for 40 courses) -Abac -Lasarte
I'd only do one of Tickets or Enigma since they're run by the same guy. Enigma I treat like Alinea, like I want to go but it might be too out there. It's basically going to the theater type event.
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Yea, it looks wild. They bus you into 4-5 different rooms, different themes, can last up to 5-6 hours. But it's also got the reputation for a reason.
might be interested in this (I hate the guy Bourdain picked to co-host these though) https://explorepartsunknown.com/play/return-to-catalunya/ Ep 7 is the one where they are at Enigma
If you're going true first class, Air France is supposed to be fantastic and BA very good, but if you're talking about business class, both of their cabins are below average (BA has a ton of seats and half of them are rear facing, and AF has a lot of planes with angled flat seats still). Virgins upper class is really a business class and is middle of the road. I've never flown turkish business personally but its supposed to be very good. If you're talking business class across the board I'd go Turkish>Virgin/KLM>BA>AF (assuming its angled, if full flat is above BA). If you're talking first class, only BA and AF have true first class and Id go AF, the others business is their top.
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As a frequent flyer of American Airlines I love Delta's commitment to dunking on them at every opportunity. I have little faith that it leads to improvements in the customer experience, but it's nice to see them called out regardless Delta sent a private plane to pick up 41 students after a canceled American Airlines flight left them stranded in Oklahoma City Mark Matousek Delta Air Lines sent a private plane on Sunday to pick up a group of 41 students and their chaperones after a canceled American Airlines flight left them stranded in Oklahoma City, the ABC News affiliateKOCO News reported. The group intended to fly from Oklahoma City to Richmond, Virginia, but their American Airlines flight was canceled. The airline offered to refund the group, an outcome one of the chaperones felt was unacceptable, she said in an interview with KOCO News, as the group had started planning a trip to Washington, DC, over a year ago. Read more: American Airlines cancels flights on Boeing's embattled 737 Max through September as the carrier's $350 million headache gets worse Employees of Delta Airlines heard about the group's problem and reached out to the airline's headquarters, which sent a spare plane to fly the group to Richmond, according to KOCO News. "We were beyond ecstatic," the chaperone told KOCO News. The group had the plane to itself, and was able to complete its planned trip to Washington, DC. "Seeing people for who they are, and not just customers of one carrier or another is what really made this story possible," a Delta representative told Business Insider. "While we are in the travel business, we're in the people business first, and we couldn't be happier that these students were able to make their trip." American Airlines did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Has anyone had a transfer from Gatwick to Heathrow in London to make a connection? I'm looking at a flight that lands at Gatwick at 1 PM and leaves Heathrow at 4 PM. Looks like the options are: -Taxi: ~45 minutes, ~100 euros -Train (multiple train connections): ~75 minutes, ~40 euros -Bus (multiple buses): ~90-105 minutes, ~20 euros Thinking I just bite the bullet and taxi because I'd be stressed trying to connect on the train in a short window, but would appreciate any insights.
That is cutting it close. Do not take a train. Isnt the Bus direct between the airports? Should be around an hour. Idk about it dealing with traffic but thats the cheapest. If not, I would arrange a car service with Blacklane if its your only option. They have legit drivers that arent going to fuck around in traffic and know whats up. Can make a notation of what youre trying to do and they may give feedback.