A night of no sleep and a 4am arrival didn't seem to have the reward expected when our Omaha flight to Houston arrived 47 minutes late. This was just late enough to ensure missing our connection to Panama City, Panama and putting our 2 follow-up flights to Bogota and later Cartagena at risk. But what is airport travel trouble without an occasional blessing in disguise?
It seems Santa Claus (or in this neck of the woods, the baby Jesus) may have been looking out for us. Lingering about the terminal in a painstakingly long line, our fate seemed sealed. First, no more Panama. Second, we may not make it to Bogota in time to catch our coastal city flight. Yet Natasha, seemingly the only employee here that no habla espanol (I'm looking for every opportunity I can to get my language work-out), knew exactly what our hearts desired with a little Navidad treat to top things off.
Copa has now instead moved us to a non-stop flight to Bogota, first class I must add, to arrive this evening. We may get that much needed sleep after all. Further, what's a first class international ticket without the perks to come with it? I say only the passes up the opportunity for an afternoon in the Continental Presidents Lounge, or at least I started this fine Christmas Eve.
So our next stop is our final destination, and is where our next update is to come from. As for missing Panama, not all is lost with our return Copa Airlines flight still bringing us right back through. I'll end with my opening trademark travel photos and a Merry Christmas to all!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Colombia... No puedo esperar!
Less than weeks now until my trip to Colombia and Panama. Wondering how my Spanish will hold up. Any recommendations from anyone before I go?
On another note, I've got a few more cities uploaded to Flickr, a YouTube video and fresh new blog design. Adiós por ahora!
On another note, I've got a few more cities uploaded to Flickr, a YouTube video and fresh new blog design. Adiós por ahora!
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Winter Update
Hello everyone, its been a while since my last post! Let's start with a quick update on where I've been since I last posted. I had another runaway weekend to Chicago, with my first chance to meet Dominique's family. We had a great time over Labor Day with all the corresponding celebrations along Navy Pier and Lake Michigan. To commemorate the occasion, I thought I'd put together a compilation of all my Chicago trips in a Flickr Photoset. I'm not done, but it's a great start.
Later in September I headed off to Little Rock, AR with family for the celebration of my Brother's Wedding. It was my first time there, and we even had a chance to catch a Dave Matthews Band concert. Of note there: William Clinton's Presidential Museum, and an unexpected pleasant surprise with their street car system downtown. Their community seems to have a lot in common with Omaha, setting aside the usual North-South differences...
Finally, the big one! In just a few short weeks, Dominique and I are off to South America! Our destinations: Panama and Colombia. The main cities on the itinerary are Panama City, Bogotá and Cartagena. Here's to a Feliz Navidad and Próspero Año Nuevo in Colombia! Watch for my updates to come throughout our travel on this trip.
Later in September I headed off to Little Rock, AR with family for the celebration of my Brother's Wedding. It was my first time there, and we even had a chance to catch a Dave Matthews Band concert. Of note there: William Clinton's Presidential Museum, and an unexpected pleasant surprise with their street car system downtown. Their community seems to have a lot in common with Omaha, setting aside the usual North-South differences...
Finally, the big one! In just a few short weeks, Dominique and I are off to South America! Our destinations: Panama and Colombia. The main cities on the itinerary are Panama City, Bogotá and Cartagena. Here's to a Feliz Navidad and Próspero Año Nuevo in Colombia! Watch for my updates to come throughout our travel on this trip.
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