Info is Power

FLIGHTS
A friend traveled abroad earlier this summer, along with friends from various cities. Some of them had flight delays and airline errors when re-booking…..so…..her suggestion, print out the airline itinerary/flight schedule for the dates of your travel as a reference for options. Thanks Chris!

I printed 14 pages for Delta’s flights from Dulles on both its own planes and those of its partners. Some of these flights go thru Atlanta, Cincinnati, JFK, which of course I would prefer not to do…..but in case of a plane malfunction or schedule change, I will have the info to speak with an agent. By the way, you may already know this tip too….if there is a delay head to a phone to call for your rescheduling rather than wait in a mile long line for an airport agent. Do jot down the 1-800 number of your airline now. I have sped thru the system more than once to grab one of a few remaining seats on a next flight by calling rather than standing....to think of it, I have called while in that line, and then trotted off to my gate leaving the others behind.
Four pages covered the Rome to IAD schedules for my return. Again, be sure any change in schedule does not cancel a connecting or return flight by mistake. It happens!

SEATS
You can also go to www.seatguru.com and print out the seating configuration for your particular plane. Now sometimes there may be more than one version of the same aircraft, but in general, you will have an idea of the layout. This is helpful in case your seat assignments are changed or upgraded at the gate. Is a business upgrade worth it if it is the last row of the section, which doesn’t fully recline and is adjacent to the lavatory? Depends on your satisfaction level with your current location and anticipated service in the new section.

WEATHER
Current weather in London and LeHavre is nice and balmy, but there is a front arriving next week and this is the www.weatherbug.com forecast:
· London – Monday will be high 64, low 55 degrees, with rain, but sunny WED & Thursday
· Le Havre – Friday will be high 73, low 62 degrees, rain on Thursday, too early to tell about Friday
· Vigo – by the end of next week high 75, low 64, but let’s hope the cool front goes thru and returns to current temps which are warmer
· Lisbon - also warmer now, but by next week the report is high 70, low 65
Then we round the continent and into the Med Sea where weather will be warmer. It’s too far to predict for our dates, but a week from now Malaga high 84, low 71 degrees, while Rome will be high 89, low 71. The rest of the Med cities will be about the same.

FISH & CHIPS, BANGERS & MASH
Hope to see those who can join us at The Audley pub the night before the cruise. Yum! Yum!

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Kiko