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Aaron Boltman
Apr 8, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 2 [Budapest, Hungary]
This morning I woke up and pleasantly surprised that my luggage was delivered last night. Due to a couple of days with less than optimal...
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Aaron Boltman
Apr 7, 20192 min read
River Cruise - Day 1 [Budapest, Hungary]
I arrived in Budapest this morning. My checked bag did not. I'm not very surprised, I barely made my connection in O'Hare, but usually...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 30, 20191 min read
London to Houston
Today I'm flying on British Airways (yes, again) to Houston.
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Windsor Castle, UK
This morning I arrived in London from Dubai. My flight arrived on time, 0625 AM. After going through immigration I ditched most of my...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 24, 20191 min read
Abu Dhabi to Dubai
Today I drove from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to get my flight to London. I decided to do some touristy things today that I never do although I'm...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 21, 20191 min read
Abu Dhabi
Today I drove from the desert to Abu Dhabi. I'm staying at the Yas Hotel (used to be called the Viceroy) which is at the Viceroy) which...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Geneva, Switzerland to Houston, TX
Today I am returning to Houston. The Day started fine, woke up on time, returned the rental car, got the shuttle bus to the airport, but...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Europe Trip - Day 5 [Le Creusot, France to Geneva, Switzerland]
This morning I left Le Creusot and drove to Geneva. On the way I stopped at Chalon-sur-Saone. They had a tourist information center near...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Europe Trip - Day 4 [Mancion, France]
This afternoon I drive through the French countryside to Mancion, which is a medieval city. It wasn't as impressive as Perouges, but...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 4, 20191 min read
Europe Trip - Day 3 [Lyon to Le Creusot, France]
This morning I checked out of the hotel and drove up the hill to Croix Rousseau. I joined another free walking tour by the same tour...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 3, 20191 min read
Europe Trip - Day 2 [Lyon, France]
This morning I started with a free walking tour of View Lyon. It rained for most of it, but I learned quite a bit despite the guide being...
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Aaron Boltman
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Europe Trip - Day 1 [Lyon, France]
This morning I arrived in Geneva, Switzerland. I managed to get a rental car with a manual transmission. I drove to Lyon, stopping at a...
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Aaron Boltman
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Doha, Qatar to Geneva, Switzerland
A simple overnight flight on Qatar Airways. Tomorrow I'll be arriving in Geneva and then driving to Lyon, France.
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Aaron Boltman
Jan 22, 20191 min read
Return from Doha, Qatar
When I checked in for my flight this morning I was disappointed... I got the special 'SSSS' on my LHR-IAH flight. For those who don't...
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Aaron Boltman
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Doha, Qatar
I took the opportunity to take some photos while the weather was good.
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Aaron Boltman
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Arrival in Doha, Qatar
It was a day where nearly everything went wrong... I was woken up by a flight attendant for 'my meal'. However it was obviously someone...
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Aaron Boltman
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Houston to Doha, Qatar
I'm off to Doha, Qatar today. I'm flying on British Airways to London and then Qatar Airways to Qatar. Surprisingly enough the queue at...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 28, 20181 min read
New York to Houston
The drive to Buffalo was uneventful. I went to Duff's for wings before leaving.... hot, extra crispy. They were good, but not really...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 21, 20181 min read
Houston to New York...
The annual Christmas pilgrimage... I'm flying into Buffalo because the rental car is cheaper and there were more options to get back to...
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Aaron Boltman
Dec 18, 20181 min read
Germany and Czech Republic- Day 10 [Return from Germany]
Early start today. 0700 flight to Amsterdam. I checked out of the hotel, paid for the parking, drove to a petrol station, filled the...
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