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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Jan 15, 2013 08:00 PM Tomorrow, via Barbados...
As you can see it is not easy to travel to the little-known, far-away destinations.
I missed my connection because LOT plane was broken. But they sent me to get refund to Condor because I bought a ticket on Condor website. And Condor does not have the office in Poland, and their Frankfurt office is not responding!
Funny isn't it?
But I found the solution to get to Tobago: inexpensive flight via Frankfurt and Barbados for tomorrow...
I have already new ticket. Surprisely from Gdansk to Frankfurt I will fly the same flight: LO359 to catch there my onward flight... Today LO359 landed in Frankfurt with one hour delay (easy to check on flightstats.com - airports). What will be tomorrow? Let's hope!
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Jan 14, 2013 08:00 PM Rerouting to Tobago, please...
All passengers of our plane were waiting in the line in front of the LOT airport office. Hours... When my turn arrived the lady told me: what we can do is to rebook you for the flight on next Monday because there is only one flight per week Frankfurt to Tobago! What? You want me to fly one week later? You should offer te connection around - via Miami (I know that AA flies to Trinidad) The airline is guilty because the plane returned! -No we are not allowed! End.
I took a bus to the LOT city office explaining the situation there to the management. No way! the same answer!
Even more: -We do not have agreement with the airlines flying to Tobago other then Condor and Condor flies on next Monday!
So what should I do?
-Because you bought your ticket online in the Condor website you should address to Condor Airline to get your money back. And then you can buy new ticket for your new route to Tobago! Aha!
I made a telephone call to the Condor office in Frankfurt. They said that the LOT plane was broken, so it is LOT who should send me to Tobago via USA.
Dear Friends - I am looking for the solution. Still in Gdansk.
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Jan 13, 2013 08:00 PM Bang. Did you really keep the fingers crossed?
It was early morning when I came with mu big backpack to the Gdansk airport. They checked my luggage to Tobago and issued two boarding passes: first flight LOT Polish to Frankfurt and secont for Condor Airline Frankfurt to Tobago. We departed on time so I did not worry about connection time in Frankfurt.
We have been already above the clouds when I got a sandwich. They started to distribute the softdrinks when captain announced: due to the technical problem the plane must go back to Gdansk! I did not get my juice...
We landed safely in Gdansk and they took us back to the transit hall. We were waiting 30 minutes and then I recognized that even if they will repair the plane I will not catch mu flight from Frankfurt to Tobago...
But they didn't and the flight to FRA was totally cancelled.
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Jan 12, 2013 08:00 PM New Year - New voyage around Americas
It is snowing again in Gdansk and me...
I am departing for the next voyage - the first one in the year 2013 - to the warm countries of course.
As you can see on the map it will start with the flight
via Frankfurt to the tropical island of Tobago in the Caribbean. I have been to Trinidad, but Tobago is still unknown to me.
Then I will go onward to Jamaica to see the South and West of the island.
Next I plan to rent a car in Las Vegas, Nevada and drive through the US national parks. The known ones - to see them in winter and the unknown ones. The car will be returned in Long Beach where I will board the ship sailing south - to the end of America.
Chilean fiords (for me - the main point of interest) will be en route. I hope also to see again Cape Horn before turning north to Puerto Madryn and Buenos Aires. From Buenos I plan to fly in March back to Europe using Miles& More award ticket. There was not such a route in the history of my traveling.
So please keep your fingers crossed dear friends! :)
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Dec 31, 2012 08:00 PM New Year, new plans...
Happy New Year dear Friends!
In the New Year's Eve evening I was listening to the fantastic concert in the Gdansk Philharmonic Hall. They were playing best Strauss walzes and pieces from the operettas of Lehar... The duet from "Merry Widow" "Love unspoken, faith unbroken" wax excellent... Delicious!
It is walking distance from our Philharmony to the "Zejman" Club where sailors and travelers meet. I manage to be there just before midnight to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with my friends.
New Year means new plans... New voyages...
My friend Dorota flies soon to Australia, Pawel to the Caribbean. I have new plans too...
Happy travelling in 2013!
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Dec 23, 2012 08:00 PM Merry Christmas Dear Friends!
What a day! Our 2,5-m high Christmas tree, bright and full of colors stays already in our sitting room. Apart from the different ornaments red and yellow apples from my Wojtkówka are also on it.
At the twilight time I am expecting my sister, children and grandchildren to come and to celebrate the Christmas Eve - the most important family event during the year.
Merry and Peaceful Christmas also to you, dear Friends worldwide!
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Dec 21, 2012 08:00 PM I will be home for Christmas!
Our situation in Sana airport was tragic! Immigration officers din not want to disscuss with me any more... I asked them to contact by phone their colleague in Socotra, who was responsible for this fatal stamp.
No! It is not their bussines!
Well... I found the telephone number to the travel agency in Socotra. Somebody was so nice to meke the call from his mobile phone. Is there anybody in the agency in the middle of the night?
Yes, there was somebody! Thy sleep in their offices...
They promised help, but what is such a declaration worth? The plane was already waiting...
-We took your baggage out from the plane! - they said.
New people appeared around... Calling. Running. Taking passports. We were waiting three hours in the high stress...
Finally in the last minute the same stupid immigration manager put the stamps on our visas and we were free to run to the waiting plane... Ufff!
I will be home for Christmas!
It was snowy around and minus 9 deg Celsius when I landed in my Gdansk...
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Dec 20, 2012 08:00 PM Sana airport: you will not fly out of Yemen!!
It is time to fly home.... For 2.30 am flight we arrived to the Sana airport early: at 11 pm. The check-in was already open and we went soon to the passport control.
Something wrong? They took our passports to the magager. It it not easy to speak with the officials if they do not know even basic English!... Sudani passenger helped to translate questions: how did you arrive to Yemen? Socotra? Here should be an immigration stamp! Where is the stamp? Without this stamp you will not go out of Yemen!
My God! Are we guilty that Yemeni official did not put the stamp in our passports? He put there only visa sticker and wrote something in Arabic - who knows what and why? I tried to convince other immigration officers - no result. -You have to go to the Immigration Office in Sana and explain everything. Then they maybe will put the stamp and then you can fly off! But now is the night, tomorrow if Friday - the holiday day so the office will be open the day after tomorrow!
I was desperate: we have non-refundable tickets, it is Christmas period - flights are fully-booked and they want me to wait here 2 days till the office will be open...
I was looking in the departure hall for somebody speaking English to ask for help... Royal Jordanian station manager was helpfull and patient and went with me back to the immigrations - but the answer was the same: they will not fly!
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Dec 19, 2012 08:00 PM Sana - Yemen. Peaceful already!
Yemenia cancelled Thursday flight so we were forced to leave lively Socotra a day earlier. Yemenia charged for the ticket but did not inform me about cancellation - be prepared for such a cases!
Fortunately we got a place on Felix Airways flight flight Socotra -Sana.
Sana - one of the most interesting orient cities is already peaceful. I stay in the athmospheric "Arabia Felix" hotel in the old town. Only 4 tourists stay in the hotel! People are afraid to come here...
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Dec 18, 2012 08:00 PM Socotra. Back from the wilderness...
We are back from the wilderness in Hadibou - the little capital of Socotra.
We have again the shower, electric power to charge batteries.
Socotra is beautiful. But with limited facilities and hard to travel. I am happy... More soon...
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