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Wednesday 04 December 2024
Highlights: The Everglades National Park experience – birds, alligators and an airboat ride, the fanatic atmosphere of an NBA game (Miami Heat versus the LA Lakers).
We had planned for today an event I have been looking forward to for over a year, a visit to the Everglades about a 40-minute drive from Miami.
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Tuesday 03 December 2024
Highlights: Exploring Miami Beach, The street art in Wynwood, The Cuban experiences in Little Havana, getting lost on the Metromover (monorail)
Our first full day in Miami was ahead of us. The morning was very casual, locking in plans for the next few days and checking our upcoming G Adventure Tours and activities in Ecuador, starting with late-night arrival on Thursday, were in order.
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Monday 02 December 2024
Highlights: Speedboat Sighting around Maimi’s Coastline
After a long and enjoyable Day 3 of the trip we moved onto the difficult task of getting to Maimi in overnight flights.
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American Airlines
Date: 02 December 2024
Flight Number: AA2371
Gate: 56
Seat: 10A & 10B (Economy)
Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
Boarded: 07:35
Pushback: 08:06 (Scheduled 08:00)
Take off: 08:23
Arrived: 09:03 (Scheduled 09:14)
Scheduled Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes
Actual Duration: 57 minutes
Distance: 309 km
This flight was from Orlando International Airport (MCO – Orlando, USA) to Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA).
This was the second of two flights, see here for the Los Angeles to Orlando flight review.
American Airlines
Date: 01-02 December 2024
Flight Number: AA2091
Gate: 48A (Terminal 4)
Seat: 13D & 13E (Economy)
Plane: Airbus A321neo
Boarded: 22:24
Pushback: 23:08 (Scheduled 22:59)
Take off: 23:26
Arrived: 06:24 (Scheduled 06:45)
Schedule Duration: 4 hours 46 minutes
Actual Duration: 4 hours 16 minutes
Distance: 3,569 km
This flight was from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX – Los Angeles, USA) to Orlando International Airport (MCO – Orlando, USA).
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Sunday 01 December 2024
Highlights: Universal Studios in particular Backlot Tours and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride.
A big day at Universal Studios was ahead followed up being a trip to the airport for an overnight flights to get to Maimi.
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Saturday 30 November 2024.
Highlights: Warner Studios Bros. Tour, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles Skyline at night
A big day awaited us today but first, we had to adjust to our new time zone. I woke up several times during the night and finally got up at 9 am, which was 4 am in Melbourne roughly the time I lock the cats out of my room, so nothing new. I let Erin sleep in a little longer.
(more…)Friday 29 November 2024.
Highlights: Business class flights, The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The start of my 2024-25 world trip commences with an extended day travelling over the international date line from Australia to the USA via Fiji.
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Fiji Airways
Date: 29 November 2024
Flight Number: FJ810
Gate: 7
Seat: 15K & 16K (Business Class Seat)
Plane: Airbus A350-900
Boarded: 21:07
Pushback: 22:13 (Scheduled 21:40)
Lift off: 22:32
Arrived: 12:14 (Scheduled 11:50)
Duration: 10 hours 1 minute
Distance: 8,881 km
This flight was from Nadi International Airport (Nadi, Fiji) to Los Angeles International Airport (Los Angeles, USA).
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Fiji Airways
Date: 29 November 2024
Flight Number: FJ934
Gate: 7
Seat: 1A & 2A (Business Class Seat)
Plane: Airbus A330-200
Boarded: 13:00
Pushback: 14:14 (Scheduled 13:35)
Lift off: 14:30
Arrived: 19:59 (Scheduled 19:15)
Duration: 4 hour 40 minutes
Distance: 3,867 kms
This flight was from Tullamarine International Airport (Melbourne, Australia) to Nadi International Airport (Nadi, Fiji).
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