Comments on: Travel Updates http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/ Family Year of Travel Around the World! Sun, 20 May 2012 06:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Leesa-Maree http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-261 Leesa-Maree Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:53:51 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-261 Sounds awesome - I would be in seventh heaven! Sounds awesome - I would be in seventh heaven!

]]> By: Rick http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-248 Rick Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:29:50 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-248 Luke and Alex just found the extensive food & drink bar in here... WOW!!!! I am such a hic! Luke and Alex just found the extensive food & drink bar in here… WOW!!!! I am such a hic!

]]> By: Rick http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-246 Rick Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:38:08 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-246 Kenya is such a disappointment since I've always wanted to go there. We bought the tickets in Shanghai and tried to change them today at the Bangkok airport. Unfortunately, the way the were issued (?????!!!!????) dictates that they can only be changed from a main office, and not at an airport "field" office. We have the adress for Emirates in New Delhi, and will check into changing the tickets on Monday. It is currently Friday afternoon, but we don't get in to New Delhi until 9:05 PM tonight. . Right now we are in the business class Lounge. It is FANTASTIC!!!! Somehow, when we bout our tickets to India (over a month ago) the price was only $25 more/person to upgrade from economy to business class. There's power plugs galore, a bar, and free internet. (Not to mention extreme quietness & relaxation with nice window views of airside and very comfy chairs.) This is a first of our trip, and likely a last too; unless we find another exceptional deal. We've been really good about having everything charged up (including spare batteries) before getting to airports though, but this is still nice since we were too tired last night (after the Beijing to Bangkok flight) and forgot. Kenya is such a disappointment since I’ve always wanted to go there. We bought the tickets in Shanghai and tried to change them today at the Bangkok airport. Unfortunately, the way the were issued (?????!!!!????) dictates that they can only be changed from a main office, and not at an airport “field” office. We have the adress for Emirates in New Delhi, and will check into changing the tickets on Monday. It is currently Friday afternoon, but we don’t get in to New Delhi until 9:05 PM tonight.
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Right now we are in the business class Lounge. It is FANTASTIC!!!! Somehow, when we bout our tickets to India (over a month ago) the price was only $25 more/person to upgrade from economy to business class. There’s power plugs galore, a bar, and free internet. (Not to mention extreme quietness & relaxation with nice window views of airside and very comfy chairs.) This is a first of our trip, and likely a last too; unless we find another exceptional deal. We’ve been really good about having everything charged up (including spare batteries) before getting to airports though, but this is still nice since we were too tired last night (after the Beijing to Bangkok flight) and forgot.

]]> By: Leesa-Maree http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-243 Leesa-Maree Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:07:24 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2008/01/09/travel-updates/#comment-243 Kenya sounds pretty scary at the moment... it is getting a lot of media here. Let us know what you decide. Dubai sounds good. It is becoming the place to stop over - lots of people in Oz stop over on the way to Europe. We also know lots of Australians who have worked contracts/lived in Dubai - mainly in the building industry. I know someone who was working on that largest building. But after about 8 months it become too much too live there and they gave it up. But they did get paid mega bucks! Skiing in Dubai would be very odd - and lots of fun! Expensive... maybe, but more expensive than the ski fields??? Let us know how it all goes. The weather here has been rain, rain and rain... for weeks. It is great for the dams, but we are all a little sick of it by now. We are not used to this weather, and everyone is going a little crazy longing to get outside. We are not indoors people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol Leesie Kenya sounds pretty scary at the moment… it is getting a lot of media here. Let us know what you decide.

Dubai sounds good. It is becoming the place to stop over - lots of people in Oz stop over on the way to Europe. We also know lots of Australians who have worked contracts/lived in Dubai - mainly in the building industry. I know someone who was working on that largest building. But after about 8 months it become too much too live there and they gave it up. But they did get paid mega bucks!

Skiing in Dubai would be very odd - and lots of fun! Expensive… maybe, but more expensive than the ski fields??? Let us know how it all goes.

The weather here has been rain, rain and rain… for weeks. It is great for the dams, but we are all a little sick of it by now. We are not used to this weather, and everyone is going a little crazy longing to get outside. We are not indoors people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol Leesie

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