Are You Ready For Something Special?

Please, except my apologize for not writing you sooner. Sometimes you think you are so busy and forget all about what you like to do. Or is it that you feel you are busy for an excuse? But you know how that is in life you are occupied and work and work and suddenly you forget what you wanted to do, does that sound familiar to you?

Either way the problem is that I didn’t write for a long time. But I have found some exciting and romantic information for you that without any doubt will interest you very deeply.

I don't know and sometimes I hate it that I do not do what I should do and that is inform you my dear reader. But sometimes there are things that have certain priority and you cannot change this even if you want too.

The other thing is that I have something for you that you will love if you are a lover of some extravagant holidays or just a few days of an escape. If you love charming tents hidden in the wilderness and if you love something between camping, a luxury hotel suit and a private vacation rental cabin than you are at the right place. Or you might love a romantic talk with your friend at a private campfire or just looking to the stars at a romantic fire place than you have found it.

I have looked up for you a video that shows you all of that beautiful place and I only can tell you that the real sight is even much better than what you see in the video.

Tips When Traveling By Plane

It doesn’t matter if you travel by plane or by car there are always some unwritten guides you have to follow. And in my opinion these tips are always very good to remember.

First of all it is always good to have some phone-numbers especially from the airlines you are flying with.

When using credit cards and I think almost nobody travels without a credit card in this insecure world. It is better to carry only a plastic card than a bunch of money-notes. It is very important to carry phone-numbers from your credit institution (lost and stolen), it can safe you a lot of trouble.

The same is valid for Rental cars, when using rental cars it is of utmost importance that you write down the phone number of your rental company. This way in any emergency you can call them for queries or help. Normally these phone numbers you have in your contract when getting delivered your car.

In case that the papers get stolen at least you can call up the rental car company and tell them about the misfortune and what you should do in such a case.

When flying it is of great value the information below even though the travelers have right now less security problems but you never know you have always to keep an eye on everything, even so there is no problem right now doesn’t mean that everything has gone back to normal.

......Be Aware of Your Surroundings

The next time you are at an airport or on an aircraft, take notice of your surroundings, especially of activities or situations that do not appear to be normal.

......Report Unusual Activity

If you see anything in the airport or on an aircraft, that looks out of place or otherwise inappropriate such as unusual behavior or potential security violations, inform either a law enforcement representative or some authority near by.

......Make No Assumptions About Who May Pose a Threat

If someone is intent on perpetrating violent acts against the air transport system, that person can be of any age, gender, or nationality. You should not assume that any particular type of person is likely to do harm simply because of outward appearances.

......Stay Away from Suspicious Circumstances

In case you encounter a potential hazard in the airport, move away from the situation before contacting someone of the authority. If necessary, warn others in the vicinity. Examples of potential hazards include unaccompanied packages, suspicious behavior of passengers, or any unusual movement.

......Keep Your Seat Belt Fastened While You Are Seated

Keeping the belt on when you are seated provides that extra protection you might need if the plane hits unexpected turbulence of if the aircraft is put through unusual maneuvers.

......Listen to the Flight Attendants

The primary reason flight attendants are on an aircraft is for safety, so if there is any kind of emergency or potential emergency situation, look to the flight attendants for guidance.

......Become Familiar with Your Aircraft If You Are Not A Frequent Flyer

When you are first seated, review the written safety instructions, count the number of rows to the nearest exits and check to see if there are seat-back telephones available.

......Remember the Basic Rules for Wireless Devices And Cell Phones

Cell phones, pagers, and other wireless communications devices may be used until the passenger entry doors are closed prior to takeoff.

Do not use these devices for routine communications until the passenger doors are opened at the end of the flight in most cases the flight attendants inform you when you can use your cell phone when the plane has grounded.

These regulations vary from airline to airline; American airlines allow you to use your cell-phone before they are at the terminal and before they are open the doors;

Mexican airlines do not allow the use of the cell-phone before they open the door of the airplane; The Rules vary around the world from country to country and from airline to airline;
In order to avoid you problems just listen to the announcement in the plane they'll tell you when you can use the cell-phone or other devices.

......Have always a Plan for the Emergency Use of a Wireless
Equipment or Phone

In the event of an in-flight emergency, you should take stock of the situation before using any communications device, including the aircraft's seat-back telephones.

If the situation demands it, use your cell phone or other personal wireless device to contact someone who can help. Have always important phone numbers available before you travel because you never know when do you need them.

......Work As A Group

Every situation on the aircraft with the potential for danger, do not act by your own it is usually better to share information with crew members and the other passengers and to work together. - Never try to be a hero -;

Individual action, either during a normal emergency or other unforeseen threat to the aircraft, is less effective than a coordinated group action.

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A Taste Of What Can Be An Airport's Hospitality

Or a Future Hospitality on Airports - Today


Does the word 'Changi' means anything to you? Maybe not much but when you'll like to find out, go on your next trip to Singapore the pearl of south-east Asia. Singapore is one of the cities that attracted me for many years and every time I hear the word I get travel-fever. This Asian City State is one of the most beautiful places to go to. And I don't think that I exaggerate too much. It has all year around a perfect climate; the city is beautiful with all the exotic places, like parks, open air zoos, etc.

But when you come to the city of Singapore the first impression you will have at his airport. There is a new attraction for visitors who have lots of time for there connection flight. There is no way that you will get bored. You have everything or almost everything, foot massage chair, online connections, play station for children, playgrounds for children, fresh food, bars with live music, all the plants inside the airport natural not artificial and you know what all of it is free. It will take me a whole article to tell you what you can get or what you can have for free during your waiting time for your connection flight.

You can have almost for every hour you have to wait something different. If you have a few hours for your connecting flight you can have a fast city tour,

or you can have a relaxing massage, or a foot massage with fishes...? I know what you mean, it sounds incredible, but it is true. Or you can spend a few minutes in the pool on top of the Changi Airport Terminal 1 and afterward you can sleep in the plane.

You can also have a culinary tour which Singapore is famous for.

There are so many things you can do you will see that your waiting time will fly away but be careful that you don't miss your flight!

But if you are not convinced or like to know more about it you can read more by clicking here!

You know what I wouldn't be surprised to see this beautiful city with all his charming places and people and now also casinos one of the places of mayor attraction for people who love to play, to buy cheap and to know a city where 4 different cultures live together in harmony. It is worthwhile a visit or at least to take in consideration for a vacation in the near future.


Talk to you soon

Anton

Impressions Of A New El Salvador

San Salvador is the capital and at the largest city of El Salvador. The complete name of the capital is "La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador" (the City of the Great Holy Savoir). The capital lies upon a seismic valley in the tropics and surrounded with volcanoes and prone to earthquakes, which is why the Spaniards named this area "El Valle de las Hamacas" (the valley of the Hammocks). This expression is a real one referring to the constant seismic activity (movement like in a hammock).

San Salvador is one of the important cities in Central America but it is the third largest city after Guatemala y Managua. But the city is one of the largest growing cities in Central America.

History

The location of the present city is near the city created by the Spanish Conquest. But little is known about the Capital Cuzcatlan because it was abandoned by its inhabitants to avoid Spanish rule.

The town was founded on April 1, 1525. The city was rebuilt and changed twice locations and the new site location "Valle de las Hamacas" was chosen as it had more space and more fertile land thanks to the Acelhuate River.

The population of the country has suffered during the last one hundred years, but life has to go on. The capital was damaged through an earthquake in 1917.
A coup installed the military regime from 1932 to 1944 and the war against Honduras which ended in 1969 left the country in poor conditions and with little intellects to start the recovery. But a new earthquake in 1986 destroyed many government buildings and other important structures such as the "El Siglo" building, once a well-known department store within the city. The city was still in ruins after almost 14 years after the earthquake.

After celebrating the Peace Accords in 1992 the country started a new stage in the history of the country. Nowadays the country is on its way to recovery and tourism is growing in the country and creates new possibilities for its inhabitants. In 2001 the colon, currency of El Salvador through all history has been changed against the dollar. Since then the population got familiarized with the new currency. There are distingue opinions about the currency change, some say it was a good measure and others are not very convinced about the change because the levels of income haven't changed.

But the way is marked to an increase of the economy supported also through the people who left the country years ago and supported through the years their country and family left behind.

Behind the WTC of San Salvador is the Crown Plaza Hotel located on the hill with and beautiful view to the city. When walking through the 'plaza' of the world trade building there is sign of change to better. Lots of restaurants with different kind of food are at the 'plaza' and one I liked very much is the "Fire of Brazil" Churrascaria - the authentic Churrascaria of Brazil. The people are friendly and the service and the salads are excellent.





There are a great variety of salads that is almost impossible to taste all. But with little of everything you can go through the whole variety without feeling your stomach full. On the contrary you can drink a digestive drink to feel better. But in my opinion the restaurant is worthwhile for a visit you can reach it through a walking tunnel from the Crown Plaza Hotel.






When you still not know where to spend your proximate vacation why not think about vacation in El Salvador. The modern airport is inviting the new airplanes from Taca airlines and Copal and in a short time the low cost airline 'Spirit'.


Talk to you soon

Anton

Flying Can Still Be A Nice Adventure

On a Wednesday afternoon with fairly good visibility and nice temperature we lifted to the Mexico City’s sky with Embraes 190. The embraer 190 a member of the Airbus family with a length of 36.24m, 4,267 USGls of fuel capacity and a diameter of 3.01m and for a passenger capacity of 96.

The sky wasn’t much clouded and a beautiful view to our majestic ‘Guardians Popocapetl and Iztaccihuatl”. Even so they have only a small white costume like a mini skirt and not a long skirt as in some passed winters. But anyhow the view from the plane is always a beautiful one.

You never get tired of this beautiful view, it is like the saying, “where ever you travel and wherever you stay it is always something different and new”

Oh, I just forgot to tell you I was on my way to San Salvador in the country El Salvador. It has been a long time that I flew with Taca Airlines, but I was pleasantly surprised about the change they have undergone. First of all the new fleet of Airbus planes, secondly the service – very friendly personnel. The plane is quite comfortably with two seat rows and what I liked best with no noise at all in the interior. Not like other planes where you just feel that they will fall apart in all their independent pieces when taking off.

Taca is still one of the airlines that serve a small snack and of course without charge. I felt like in the old days eating your small snack looking out of the small window, below a white carpet that looks like a great cotton field all the way to the horizon. It’s just wonderful how Taca reminded me of the old flying days.

Don’t get me wrong it is not the money that is important, no, it is like a certain kind of service to customers. I think the time is over that the airlines are in red numbers, they charge so much for overweight that I cannot imagine to lose lots of money for small snacks.

Service is that counts and Taca has it, thanks.

Talk to you soon.

Anton

Never Get Bored When Travel

You know when traveling you never get bored even when traveling through the same place. There is always something different.

You remember my last post, when I wrote you about traveling through Miami airport. Today I arrived near the passport control and in 123 I got through passport control. (but remember counter 28 to 33 is most of the time faster than any counter because there were almost no one in the queue.

So, I had to wait almost 20 minutes for my luggage to come out. But to my surprise even the security check was less crowded than in other days, even though it is still vacation time. but anyway I enjoyed my stay at Miami airport this time. I had time to drink a good 'Samuel Adams'. For people who are not familiar with certain customs, it is one of the best beer in the States. If you are thinking differently you can post your comment. But as a German I think I know a bit regarding of beer-drinking. But beer drinking is only a question of taste. Everyone has a different taste and you can post your personal opinion.

You know beer drinking is like wine drinking, some like it sweet, some medium sweet and some dry as I do. You know the wine that grows near my home town area is very dry, some even say it is like acid. But I like it very much.

So, when you travel always enjoy it, even so it is for work you still can enjoy your trip. And if you go to the Dominican Republic enjoy your flight as I do and have a nice stay. Or may I say, “See you in Santo Domingo?”
If you hate the cold there is no better excuse than go to the Caribbean Sea the best get away place in the world.

Talk to you soon

Anton



Anton Winkler likes to write about different subjects. For more information go to his website antonwinkler.com
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Odyssey In A Bad Organized Airport

Odyssey in a bad organized airport
…or how I lost almost my connection flight. You know the name doesn’t make a good person…the same happens in the real tourist world. Miami in Florida sounds great as a City itself and a tourist pearl in the Golf of Mexico and the Caribbean. I think
Miami has from both sides something and I do not know if Miami is more a Latin City
or an American City. Beautiful beaches colorful and friendly people the perfect climate…but when I just think about its airport I prefer to go around, avoid that
City.

You can say what you want but the infrastructure of his airport stinks; sorry about
that but this is the way how I feel about his airport. The other day I had a
connection flight to the beautiful City of Santo Domingo and I had two hours to catch the flight…but I only can tell you that I almost missed the flight. I just arrived when everyone had already boarded.

Let me tell you about the odyssey: I arrived with American Airlines at station 2. I
walked to the sky-train to passport control. Entered the train and headed for station 3 where the passport control or immigration control is located. I thought coming out the train at station 3 it is easy to reach immigration. But I was completely wrong.

When I left the train I had to walk quite a distance to the immigration. I had just arrived at the immigration area and the problem started.I looked at my watch and I saw that it had past only 25 minutes since my arrival at the airport.

So I was confident that I will go through everything on time. When I arrived at the area there were only a few counters open because it was still early in the morning. And suddenly there were more and more officials to occupy the empty places and as I was standing in the furthest left lane it was easy for me to switch over to the new lane where nobody was. And I thought, “Anton this time you are lucky and within a few minutes you will be on your way to the gate.”

Tip to my readers: When arriving to the immigration area it is good to go as much as
possible to the left counters which are 29 to 35 as these are in the left corner the
arriving passengers do not see these counters in the first moment because they are
hidden behind a wall. These counters have saved me lots of time sometimes.

But you’ll never imagine how wrong I was. Waiting for the luggage and get it through
custom and leave the luggage at the connection flight counter. Go up to the second
floor through security check. And there the nightmare started. When coming out of
custom you are almost near the street. So when you go to the second floor you are in
the departure area for all passengers to every destiny. You can imagine how many
people are going through security check. It took mi many minutes -almost 30 minutes
to be true- and then you have to go to the gate.



But please make sure that you already know where you have to go after security check
otherwise you will lose valid minutes. After security check I started to walk but I
noticed that the gate was not in that part of the terminal and that I had to go by
train to the next terminal (D) where my plane was leaving. Go up to the train enter
the next arriving train and drive to terminal D, going out of the train and start to
walk because time was passing by. I only can tell you I arrived at Miami airport at
about 10:30 local time and I got to the gate for Santo Domingo at 12:15 and the plane were supposed to leave at 12:30. I was sweating like never before but finally I arrived at the gate and took my seat and relaxed.

A good advice, never take too much hand bag with you. When you like to go to Santo
Domingo and you arrive e.g. from Mexico City you’ll have to walk between security
check, sky train and departure gate very fast otherwise you might lose your flight.

But besides all the hassle it is worth to go to Santo Domingo you will forget all the trouble when you get to Santo Domingo that’s for sure. Have a nice trip in your next get away from home where it might be awful cold.

Anton Winkler likes to write about different subjects. For more information go to his website antonwinkler.com