Well, I safely made it to India and just wanted to share a few quick thoughts before heading to bed, as I'm beat. First of all, while checking in at LAX this morning the agent at the ticket counter accidentally gave me two air marshals' boarding passes, while she gave them my boarding passes, as…
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City hotel with a plunge pool in Delhi! I shudder to think how much that cost you. Mileage running in style!
Darnit it you are taking the exact trip I wanted to take! 🙂 Good for you! Enjoy and do not skip any details!!!!
Delhi airport is a nightmare. You got lucky (pun intended). It's the only place that I'm almost always shaken down for bribes. A few years ago, I even spent an hour locked up and questioned by immigration there for no particular reason other than to see if I'd crack and pay them something. Given a choice of flying into Delhi or having my teeth pulled, I'd have to toss a coin.
Delhi airport got a huge overhaul recently. I recall I flew into the "old" terminal 3 years ago, and it was a nightmare. Compared to the "new" terminal I flew into 3 months ago, which in turn was an absolute pleasure to pass through.
Ben, let us know how tolerable the daytime highs are. I think it is 95 tomorrow in New Delhi. As I mentioned before Nov. and Dec. are generally the best months to go.
Are you getting your food compd by these hotels also?
On a more serious note, I hope you had your Hepatitus A, Polio, Typhoid, Tetanus, & Pneumonia vacines. I am going to India next month and just got those shots yesterday.
I want a plunge pool in my hotel room! Sadly, you don't seem to be the wild partier, so the photos will probably be of an empty plunge pool. You should work on that.
That's why they call it BANGCOCK AND NOT BANGCUNT. THE MOVIE LINE OF THE YEAR.
What hotel is this? I wanna know! lol
Plus, I agree that the LAX Flagship Lounge is awesome, at least for a North American lounge! 🙂
If she's allergic to nuts, why doesn't she just avoid eating them? That's overboard to ask someone else to not eat them.
The only scientific study I've found was from 1996 which talked about bags of nuts being simultaneously opened and creating enough nut dust (heh heh) to cause enough proteins in the air to cause reactions. The typical tray-heated nuts would not cause that unless you're using a mortal and pestle to eat them.
How did you know it was an Air Marshals boarding pass, does it actually say "Air Marshal" on it?
Really hangover II twice, you really must have been bored. That was one f the worst movies of the year. Anyhoo with the room you have you can have your own hangover I experience :).
As someone else said, we want to see pics of the pool and room being used, or as I would say in party style.
"the American Flagship Lounge in Los Angeles is my favorite lounge of any US airline in the US."
+1
I never ask other people to refrain from eating nuts. Me being allergic. That said, I appreciate your refrain. They are uncomfortable to be around. And if you have a false attack even, the plane could potentially be diverted. No one wins. It had nothing to do with an airborne reaction, which is extremely rare, if even possible.
You should have reminded her that they don't serve nuts in coach and that she might feel more comfortable there! 🙂
@ BrewerSEA -- In this case nothing, fortunately!
@ John -- As far as food goes, it depends on the hotel. We're paying for most of our stays, though I'll be sure to break it down in the trip report.
@ Carberrie -- That would be the Aman Delhi.
@ bmvaughn -- She claimed that even the smell of nuts could make her have a reaction.
@ Jason -- Nope, they had handed the agent their badges as ID, which clearly stated it.
Well then she shouldn't fly if the smell of nuts could make her have a reaction. She should probably just stay home.