by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized |
This question came to mind after I finished writing my piece on Lufthansa’s Ju52 schedule for 2013 where I mentioned taking a flight on the Ju52 was part of my travel bucket list.
The question stayed with me throughout most of the day to the point that I started creating and recreating lists trying to narrow it down to 10 realistic and reasonable items. Yes, climbing Mt. Everest and swimming with the Penguins in Antarctica are aspirations, but realistic? not bloody likely.
I wanted to remain practical while trying to limit the list to 10 items. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be as a lot of destinations and experiences were competing for one of the 10 places on the list. As one idea would make the list 3 others came to mind that quickly trumped the item I thought was worthy of the bucket list. After drafting several versions of the list, I’ve finally arrived at the 10 that I would choose if I had to commit to only one list for the rest of my life. Listing them in the order of ‘importance’ to me (at least for now 🙂 ):
1. African Safari (slated for next spring)
2. European Delivery of a certain German automobile and promptly take her to the Autobahn, Nurburgring and the Alps.
3. Machu Picchu / Galapagos Islands.
4. See the NY Jets play in a Superbowl….though chances are better for me to go swimming with Penguins in Antarctica AND climbing Mt. Everest.
5. Junker Ju52 flight.
6. Be in St. Peters Square (Vatican) during a Papal Conclave (maybe next time!).
7. Land a 747 when there is no other qualified person in position to do so (Have you seen the Airport franchise of movies?).
8. A round of golf at Augusta National.
9. Spaceflight (seems like we’re getting closer and closer to this becoming realistic in my lifetime).
10. Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
What about you? What are the highlights of your Bucket List? Can you narrow it down to 10? It’s not as easy as it sounds!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Between now and June 30, Lufthansa is running a competition to judge the best photo taken from aboard one of their Boeing 747-8i aircraft. The contest is open to passengers who fly on the 747-8i between Frankfurt and Los Angeles, Washington DC, Delhi or Bangalore. The entry process is simple. You need to first register for the competition here, which will take you to this screen (click on ‘Upload Your Picture’):
At this point you will need to log in via your facebook account which will then take you to the contest entry page (you’ll get an email to activate your access to the entry page when you register):
The contest will have 2 phases to it. The first phase will have all submissions published on the contest’s Facebook page where people can vote for their favorite picture by “LIKING” it. Lufthansa’s selection committee will then take the top 30 most “LIKED” images and will select 10 winners from this group.
The top pick from this group of 10 will receive a GoPro Hero3 camera while the remaining 9 will receive an enlargement of their photo framed beneath acrylic glass suitable for hanging on a wall.
Grand Prize: A GoPro Hero3
9 Runners Up will receive an enlarged photo of their entry
The hard part for me will be which of my 600+ photos of the 747-8i I should be to enter……perhaps all of them? 🙂
The contest is open in every country except Italy. You can only sign up once for the contest, but can submit multiple entries.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Lufthansa is running a fare sale until March 12 for travel from their USA gateways to destinations throughout Germany. By far and away the best fare available in this sale is a $619 Roundtrip fare between New York and Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf is a great gateway by which to enter and exit Germany since it is far less busier than Frankfurt and Munich and offers excellent connection capability to destinations throughout Europe. There have been a few instances where I used “DUS” because of weather and operations delays that would have led me to have missed flights had I been flying through Munich or Frankfurt.
Otherwise the fares to other German cities from the USA are normal for Spring travel and range from approximately $900 to $1200 from most US cities. What is unique about this fare sale compared to others in the past is that departures from the West Coast are not any more expensive than departures from other cities such as Chicago or Washington, DC. In some cases, with the proper fare classes for economy you can earn more frequent flyer miles for the same fare if you don’t mind repositioning to airports in the western USA. Especially helpful is if you are an elite member of most Star Alliance plans since that would earn you additional bonus miles in addition to your elite qualifying miles (EQMs). But wary of the fare classes that you are booking since some of them may credit less than 100% of the miles you fly.
Terms and Conditions apply and are as follows:
Tickets must be purchased by March 12, 2013
You must depart between March 10 and March 31, 2013
A 7 day advance ticket purchase period is in place.
Fares valid on Austrian, Swiss, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada or United (hint, try to fly one of the first 4!)
Saturday night stay is required
Weekend departures may incur a surcharge of up to $70.
Maximum stay is one month.
Date changes allowed before and after departures: $250 per change.
