Jan Trabandt Travel Blog » Kona – Big Island http://blog.jantrabandt.com notes from my travels Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:49:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2 At this point, running probably wouldn’t help http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3726 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3726#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:26:43 +0000 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3726 image

In Kona, Big Island,  Hawaii

]]> http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?feed=rss2&p=3726 0 A pair of upgrades… Pinch me, it’s a miracle http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3723 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3723#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:23:49 +0000 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3723 Continue reading A pair of upgrades… Pinch me, it’s a miracle]]> Short 5 hour red-eye from KOA to LAX on Delta. I cleared the upgrade early, but Susan was stuck at #5 of 8 with 7 seats left, and finally cleared at the gate.

Why is this amazing? On Delta, companions are slotted at the bottom of the upgrade list, not at the bottom of my status group like United does.

So shockingly there weren’t enough elites, including silver, to knock Susan out of contention.

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Nature’s Halloween contribution: tree and vegetation forming a monster!

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Half papaya with lilikoi (passion fruit) yoghurt and toasted coconut,  yum!

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Nature’s Halloween contribution: tree and vegetation forming a monster!

]]> http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?feed=rss2&p=3714 0 Around Captain Cook, Big Island, Hawaii http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3711 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3711#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2015 01:04:18 +0000 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3711 Alternating between sun and rain sprinkle every 10 minutes. Very green and quiet.

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Funky Palm tree, the Painted Church, bananas (if you zoom in, you might see the green gecko on the blossom),  black sand beach with Susan, waves crashing ashore

]]> http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?feed=rss2&p=3711 0 Who says chivalry is dead!? http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3708 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3708#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2015 08:44:08 +0000 http://blog.jantrabandt.com/?p=3708 All by my lonesome in E+…

Luckily one of the few empty seats on the flight is the middle seat next to me, while Susan luxuriates up front. The flight attendant was nice enough to pass back a glass of bubbly at Susan’s behest – salud!

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