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Yet another aviation thread.
| July 19th, 2018 at 11:06:41 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
They tried service to all three of those cities from Las Vegas, but it didn't take. VivaAerobus Mexico City Interjet Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey Aeroméxico Mexico City Aeroméxico Connect Monterrey LATAM Brasil Seasonal: São Paulo–Guarulhos Copa Airlines Panama City My suggestion for a three day weekend of pampering is to fly to Guadalajara on Interjet and check into a luxury hotel chain for around $150 per night. https://quintareal.com/hotels   |
| July 19th, 2018 at 1:03:56 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4959 |
For my wife and I a nice beach is a prerequisite. She is going to Puerto Vallarta soon to try out a resort that we haven't been to. Sadly, she has a layover at LAX. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 19th, 2018 at 4:13:09 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I suppose I am sympathetic.Personally, I think beaches are overrated as destinations. Southwest Airlines flies nonstop to Puerto Vallarta from five of their cities. Vegas is so important to them you would think they would include Vegas and Phoenix. Chicago–Midway Baltimore–Washington Las Vegas X Denver Phoenix–Sky Harbor Dallas–Love Field X Houston–Hobby Orlando X Oakland X Los Angeles Atlanta St. Louis X San Diego Nashville Fort Lauderdale San Jose (CA) Tampa Sacramento Kansas City Austin November 4, 2016 was also the date of a DHS announcement that eleven more airports in nine countries had been added to the list of possible preclearance airports: El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogota, Colombia Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in Edinburgh, United Kingdom Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in Iceland Mexico City International Airport (MEX) in Mexico City, Mexico Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Milan, Italy Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, Japan Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo, Brazil Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in St. Maarten. While you are no doubt happy about the idea of pre-clearance at SXM, I wonder why Mexico city would be chosen before Cancun, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. Conspiracy theorists believe that the motivation is not so much to speed things up for tourists also by the desire to prevent the arrival of asylum seekers, who are otherwise protected under the 1951 Refugee Convention's non-refoulement provisions once they arrive at their destination. |
| July 19th, 2018 at 7:13:24 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4959 |
That just tells me that you are a lot more motivated than we are. Our day starts at 8am on the beach and we read until about 4pm. At 5pm we eat dinner and by 7pm we are back to the balcony of the condo. Consume adult beverages until 10pm and go to sleep. Repeat every day of vacation. We probably each read about one book per day on vacation. If we get adventurous, we may try a different beach one day. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| July 19th, 2018 at 8:12:34 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I am just saying that three hours in a plane, a luxury hotel room for probably $150 a night (unless you book the Presidential suite, which the President of Mexico really stays in). A beautiful restaurant in the hotel. Fine indoor outdoor dining including all the cuisines from Japanese, Italian, French all within an a mile of the hotel, and a beautiful swimming pool. Plus the best margaritas you ever tasted, made from real ingredients and not a mix.  11:00 hrs - 16:10 hrs (3:10)Las Vegas -> Guadalajara 09:00 hrs - 10:20 hrs (3:20) Guadalajara -> Las Vegas    Or the best Cuban Music outside of Havana in a bar named after the ultra famous Havana hotspot, La Bodeguita del Medio.  Plus a 500 year old downtown that will rival a European capital. |
| July 20th, 2018 at 6:02:53 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11790 |
Spill the beans Whats good to read Always on the outlook I tend to find a good author then read all their stuff. Reading all of Michael Connelly books. He still has it Reading all of Preston Childs, those guys have lost it. Disappointed in last book Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| July 20th, 2018 at 7:41:56 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4959 |
I really don't read much. I generally only read on airplanes and vacations. I read nonfiction mostly, I enjoy biographies. If I read fiction it is usually just some throwaway detective novel that I can knock out in a day. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| August 29th, 2018 at 9:25:50 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4959 | I am excited. Frontier Airlines just announced non-stop flights from Las Vegas to Cancun and Cabo San Lucas(also to Canada, but I don't care about that because their beaches suck). https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/frontier-airlines-to-launch-flights-from-las-vegas-to-mexico/ At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| August 29th, 2018 at 1:49:08 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Check out Playa Del Carmen, a little more low key, but a lot of good dining options. https://www.playadelcarmen.com/ Also, Coba is a little more Indiana Jones than Chichen Itza  |
| October 29th, 2018 at 12:27:15 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 |
I think this is the model that Lion Air just flew into the ocean off Jakarta after thirteen minutes. All believed lost. catastrophic rate of descent at the end Probably won't even be large pieces. |