A short ride from where I now live… Miami International Airport. There is certainly something magical about this place. There are airlines representing so many far away places. Places that seemingly have nothing in common except crossing paths at MIA. Some of the places aren’t even that far away, but may as well be on the other side of the world. Miami International is Caribbean meets Europe meets South & Central America… with some New York City on top. Every time I am at MIA I see an airline I have never seen before. It’s one of my favorites. These photos were take yesterday.

I was like a kid in a candy store here. I had half of a day to kill and knew I could get some pictures at Heathrow, but where? It was raining and windy so I called over to the Renaissance Hotel to see if I could rent a day room as I was staying at The Novotel. The gal at the desk said the Renaissance offers access to their club room which faces the runway for a flat fee. Done!
When I got into the club room, I was bummed that the windows were a hazy mess due to the wind driven rain and condesation. But then it cleared up and the party started. Hope you enjoy.

titan airways

astraeus airlines

ghana international airlines

Last night I stumbled upon the Virgin Atlantic website.  My experiece with Virgin Atlantic has been one of never being able to find a R/T business class airfare for less than $5,000 from the US.  Knowing this, I switched the website country choice to the UK (as opposed to US) expecting not to find much there either.

I immediately saw London Gatwick to Kingston & Havana airafre specials.  I don’t live near London or Kingston but both are in logistical reach without stretching myself too thin.  I checked to see if the fare special worked in the opposite direction…it did indeed. 

2 points:

When looking for good fares on an airline’s website switch the country setting if you don’t see any great specials departing the country you are in.

For those looking for good airfares across the Atlantic, don’t forget how many European Airlines fly to/from the Caribbean (a short hop from most East Coast destinations) Virgin, Air France, KLM, British Airways are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.  And, of course, all of the US based airlines, dependent upon what you are trying to do.

Anyway, I wound up purchasing a Virgin Atlantic R/T Upper Class Ticket from Kingston to Gatwick for around $1700 USD.  A definite steal in my mind.  Available now and again in October.  Now… getting to and from Kingston, Jamaica should be easy right?