Thursday, March 19, 2009

St. Martin

St. Martin

Back taxiing off the runway in St. Martin. See the other airplane at the end of the runway?


MAHO BEACHMaho beach is famous in St. Martin because it is located feet from the airport. Airplanes are constantly entertaining beach goers all day with how close they are.I was entertained watching people getting hit with the jet blast.
If you look closely in this picture you can see sand flying and people struggling to stand while an airplane is taking off!

San Juan, PR


Donald Trump was in San Juan when I was there. Nice plane!

Oslo, Norway

SLEDDING!!!
The day we flew into Oslo it had snowed 15 inches! In 1952 the Winter Olympics was held in Olso. The mountain where the Luge contest was held still has the trail on it, and is open for the public toboggan down it!So the crew and I rented toboggans to give it a try!
The first race down the mountain took us about 15 minutes. Once at the bottom you take a train back up to the top of the trail.By the end of the day my competitive side had me beating everyone down the mountain in eight minutes. It is always fun when you can spend the day acting like a kid again!

Friday, March 6, 2009

4 Days in Belfast

I had another 4 day trip to Belfast in March. Here is the whole crew at the Crown Bar in Belfast where we had some Guinness (it always tastes better in Ireland).

The crew and I did the Black Cab tour where we learned about the politics of Belfast. On the tour I saw the only standing wall in Europe that divides the city, Protestants on one side and Catholics on the other. The city has been divided since the early 1800's and the wall is still standing and inforced today.The flight home from Belfast. Somewhere over Greenland.

St. Elmo's Fire

On my flight to Lima Peru we had an amazing view. We where seeing St. Elmo's Fire. This happens when we fly near thunderstorms. St. Elmo's Fire is an electrical phenomenon in which lightning looking rods appear on the airplanes front window. I tried to take pictures and video of it to show you, but this was the best I could get. It is pretty amazing to see.

2009 Cancun Vaction!

10 Days in Cancun!!The view from our room at the Grand Oasis Playa. I stayed here for the first 4 days of my vacation.
The Beach.The Royal Islander is where I stayed with the friends for the next 6 days. We enjoyed the pool, beach side massages, water aerobics, happy hour and delicious food.

It was an amazing vacation!

Shopping in Lima Peru

I love Lima trips because of the great shopping, sushi, pedicures and massages.
The crew and I on our way to the shopping market in Lima:

A picture of the Blue Market where you can find deals on name brand clothing, movies and electronics.This is the Indian Market where you can buy Alpaca blankets and scarves, hand weaved baskets and other hand made treasures.

After shopping I hang out at the hotel roof top pool until its time for my massage. What a great trip!