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Musings

The Farce of Airport Security

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 9, 2017 10 Comments
Airport Security

How to wreak terror inside a secure airport in 2017? Place a gun into your checked bag, grab your bag off the carousel, pull the gun out, load the gun, and start firing. That’s what happened last week in...

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Travel

Review: Zanzibar Dhow Lounge (ZNZ)

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 9, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
a group of chairs and a coffee table

Although the airport is small and half of it is outdoors, I was happy to find a Priority Pass lounge at Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. The Park Hyatt granted us late checkout so we left at 6:30pm for our...

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Cancelled: United Cuts Planned Second Daily Flight from LA to London

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 9, 2017January 9, 2017 5 Comments
United LAX

I knew it was good too be true. United has removed the planned second-daily Los Angeles to London Heathrow flight from its schedule. Set to begin on April 4, 2017, the new service would have doubled premium capacity and added...

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Trip Reports

Looted But Not Livid in Zanzibar

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 8, 2017January 8, 2017 23 Comments
Zanzibar Street Food

On our second night in Zanzibar, we decided to eat where the locals eat. During the meal, a local took advantage of our trust, stealing money from us. After a great dinner at the Park Hyatt Zanzibar the first...

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Trip Reports

An Amazing Journey Through Stone Town in Zanzibar (Pictures)

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 8, 2017January 8, 2017 6 Comments
Stone Town Hyatt Tour

I’m not usually one for guided tours, especially arranged by hotels. In Zanzibar, however, we opted for tour of historic Stone Town arranged by the Park Hyatt. It was well worth it. Stone Town is a UNESCO World Heritage...

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Weekend Digest

Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: January 7, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
a room with a large window and a table and chairs

Hello from rainy Los Angeles! Once again, we’ve had another damp and gray week in LA. I love this weather so much I often wonder if I am living in the wrong city! There were opportunities for me to travel...

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My American Express Strategy for 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2017January 7, 2017 11 Comments
American Express Strategy

I’ve been a long-time American Express customer but am making some changes in 2017 to the cards in my wallet. First, a disclaimer. I don’t have referral links and am not trying to sell you any cards. For the...

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Hotel ReviewsHyatt

Review: Park Hyatt Zanzibar

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2017November 14, 2023 8 Comments
a room with two beds and a fan

The Park Hyatt Zanzibar was home for the weekend on the island of Zanzibar. A juxtaposition of old and new, this hotel was certainly not what I was expecting but represented an incredible base for my time in Zanzibar with all...

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Travel

Shooting at Ft. Lauderdale Airport, Five Dead

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2017January 6, 2017 1 Comment
FLL Shooting

Breaking now — a shooting in the baggage claim area of T2 at Ft. Lauderdale Airport (FLL) has left eight injured and five dead. The airport is currently closed. The shooting occurred around 1pm ET. The shooter has been apprehended but airport exits remain...

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Travel

Cool Video of Woman Prancing Through Paris

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Leave a Comment
Paris Video

This caught my eye on Facebook last night: a woman playing “Jason Bourne” in Paris. Check out this video: Paris is one of my favorite cities and I just love how this video captures the essence of Parisian architecture and some...

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United Boots Unaccompanied Minor Off Last Flight of Night

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2017November 14, 2023 7 Comments
a man in uniform putting on a girl's shirt

I’d call it a comedy of errors, but there is no comedy in this story. A 13-year old boy traveling alone was booted off a United Express flight from Albany to Washington Dulles due to a weight/balance issue, leaving him stranded....

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Trip Reports

She Tried to Deny Me Entry Into Zanzibar!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2017November 14, 2023 11 Comments
a group of people on a dock next to a boat

When we left off, my friend Denny and I had reached the port of Zanzibar and were making our way off the ship. Throngs of people emerged from the boat and most were rushing out of the port through a...

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Heartbreaking: Sisters Thrown Off Flight, Miss Father’s Death

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2017November 14, 2023 7 Comments
a woman sitting on a couch and crying

A very sad story out of Orlando, where two middle-aged sisters were deemed a “security risk” and thrown off a flight, prohibiting them from saying goodbye to their father on his deathbed. As their Allegiant Air flight prepared to...

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Travel

Caution: Avoid This Star Alliance Carrier When Using Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
a large airplane on a runway

This is not a post about poor service or dirty planes. This is a post about an endemic problem on one Star Alliance carrier that has not been addressed for three years. The consequences are profound: delayed, cancelled, or ruined...

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Travel

Ferry from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2017November 14, 2023 18 Comments
a group of boats on water

Frequent ferries connect Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar. We opted to take an afternoon ferry that took two hours to make the ~80km crossing. Let me start out with a warning: the “porters” at Dar Es Salaam ferry port are the...

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Kosher Fish Lunch on EL AL: ZRH-TLV on LY348

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2017November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a tray of food on a table

For Matthew’s Meal of the Week this week, I recall my first — and to date only — flight on EL AL, the national airline of Israel. EL AL often get a bad rap, and for good reason. Not...

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Hotel ReviewsHyatt

Review: Hyatt Regency Dar Es Salaam

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
a two beds with white sheets and lamps in a room

We arrived into Dar es Salaam at 2:30a and after a 36 hours of travel (Los Angeles – Chicago – Frankfurt – Istanbul – Dar es Salaam) I was ready to get to sleep. The Hyatt Regency Dar Es Salaam,...

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Travel

Last United 747-400 Departs from Chicago

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a large airplane on a wet runway

UPDATE: United Accelerates 747 Retirement to 2017 The last United Airlines 747-400 has left Chicago O’Hare. I noticed a tweet from United late last night announcing that the final 747-400 departed ORD for Tokyo Narita. That’s quite a momentous...

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The Travel Infrastructure Problem in the USA

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2017January 3, 2017 2 Comments
Trave Infrastructure

What was the real reason behind yesterday’s U.S. Customs delay that stranded thousands of travelers and left the immigration process at a standstill across U.S. airports? Rampant speculation that Russian hackers or other nefarious actors were responsible has been at the...

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Trip Reports

An Honest Cab Driver in Dar Es Salaam

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments
a car parked under a building

We read about so many taxi horror stories. How about a heartwarming one? I tend to be a very forgetful person. No, actually I am a forgetful person. Time after time after time I have left valuables behind, sometimes...

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