The Africa Experience

KLM has a special focus on Africa this month. Cool stories about how the airline is helping the people of Africa - including one with bikes. Given Holland's preferred transportation I am NOT surprised at that one! They also have a contest for people to tell their story of doing business with or within Africa. Maybe I'll enter!

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No Vaccinations Required??

After getting more shots than a grade schooler I land in Nairobi to find out there are no vaccination requirements! Ok, trying to put on the 'better safe than sorry" attitude!
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Amsterdam Fly-Thru

Just finished the second leg of my flight to Nairobi and am sitting on the
plane waiting for everyone to board. I left my home 16 hours ago and I
still have an 8 or 9 hour flight and a bus trip ahead of me. And on top of
it I will have a conference call at what I believe is 2:00 am local time
this evening after I get in. Oh yes ... The glamorous life!

Speaking of glamour, I would complain to someone about the horrible BO
nearby - but it is me! Man, I feel like I need a shower! I would have tried
to freshen up in Schipol, the Amsterdam airport, but I landed and had to go
directly to my gate as the flight was already boarding. Too bad I am not on
an Air France flight. They'd just think I was French!

Hey, but there might be good news. I *think* KLM serves Coke products! Keep
your fingers crossed for me! Lol!

Feeling the Million Miler Love

A couple of months ago I got that notice in the mail that I had felt both
pride and dread over. It was official I was now officially a Million Miler
with Delta Airlines. Wow. That is a lot of air time! I know there are
friends of mine who hit that number so long ago they are working on 2 or 3
times that. Fine for them but I never really wanted to be THAT guy. So
hitting this milestone was strange.

With it though, I felt there would at least be some perks that would be
cool. We'll see. On one of my first flights as a newly minted Million Miler
I get a luxurious middle seat! And since the economy is doing what it's
doing IBM relegates us to coach class. Yea. Travel is soooo cool. Middle
seat packed in coach on an 8 hour flight! Feeling the Delta love!

Mobilize the Forces!

OK people we have a potential code red crisis on our hands. In talking to
the flight attendant for Northwest I learned of a sinister plot afoot. When
she asked me if I wanted a drink I asked if they were now serving coke
instead of Pepsi. She told me that Delta is evaluating BOTH brands across
the whole Delta/Northwest system! What? Blasphemy!! We need to march on
Atlanta like sherman and make sure these two perfect partners stay
together! Write your congressman. Tell your neighbors. And sound the alarm.
Armageddon is near!

Fitting Send Off

Standing at LAX this morning before boarding the song "I Believe I Can Fly"
came over the sound system. My initial thought was wow horny appropriate
given I am about to fly. Then I realized just how appropriate it was for
this particular trip. The women in this business school themselves have
been learning to fly! The song is of having dreams of aspiring to something
great and belief in one's self to get there. I have always loved that song.
Good thing because it will be playing in my head for the next 11 days!