Here I am once again...home after a 31 hour journey (what?!?) This post mainly details the things I experienced during this harrowing and arduous journey.
First up: an 8.5 hr flight to Rome on Air Canada.
The flight was exactly how I expected it to be, having flown with them before. Excellent food (some of the best airline food I've eve eaten), good quality alcohol, great service, but with all the air hostesses over 40. Like seriosuly, all trans-atlantic flights are atleast 7 hrs long, and you dont have personal entertainment systems in the economy class, so please atleast put some pretty young things on the flight eh.
Next, a 9 hour stop over at Rome's Da Vinci airport.
One of the most disorganised and pathetic airports in a developed country (with the exception of its new terminal). No proper signs, no lounge chairs to sleep in, nothing. Duty free looks lovely except that most of the shops are like really high end. Some of the shops I saw included the Ferrari store, Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci etc. Even the food was expensive. Seven euros for a burger and fries? You've got to be fucking kidding me. But damn that airport had like the most hottest women I've seen in my life. Almost all of them, right from the passengers to the hot airport staff. That was pretty much the high point of that airport. Being such a big tourist destination, they should seriously consider overhauling that airport.
The 6.5 hour flight to Dubai on Emirates.
I was really hyped up for this one. I've heard a lot about this airline. Time to see if it lived up to its billing. Well all I can say was that it blew me away. It's economy service was like the business class of some airlines, with the exception that we don't get a free gift. Awesome food, great service, and the best personal entertainment system in economy that I've seen in my entire life. And the fact that their female cabin crew consisted mainly of Australians surprised me too. The only thing I found disappointing was the cheap quality of the wines they served. It was really nasty.
The 6 hour stop over at Dubai.
What an airport. By far the richest looking aiport I've ever been too. Leather seats and lounge chairs, and most surprisingly, toilets that warm your ass when you flush (the closest I've come - and ever will - to anal ecstacy). Like seriosuly, we need those in Canada where we routinely freeze our asses off. The most dramatic moment of my journey also occured here. While searching for my toothbrush, I noticed that my document pouch (which contained my passport, boarding pass and stuff) was missing! I then thoroughly and systematically emptied the bags and searched for the pouch while trying to avoid freaking out. I then rushed over to the lounge chair I was sleeping in earlier. To my relief, there it was, under the chair. I snatched it, checked its contents, and then breathed a deep sigh of relief. And in the excitement of finding it again, I didn't notice this sharp edge on the trolley and it ripped through my skin while I was putting my bad on it. Ugh.
The 1.5 hour flight to Kuwait.
A pretty standard flight. A no nonsense, short flight to Kuwait. They had scared me before boarding though, stating that only one piece of hand luggage allowed. The didn't seem to notice or care when I boarded with two, so no problems.
Arrival on Kuwait.
The best arrival I've ever had here. I rushed out of the plane, ran to collect my visa, got lucky when all the European/NA transit passengers got waived through passport control and I got to hop into the near empty line, and my baggage was out first. Fed up after 30+ hours of travelling, I ran out of the airport, to my freedom...
...only to find that dial-up is still the only cheap form of internet here.
Bell Sympatico, I know I bitched at your ignorant asses a lot during my time there, but damn, I miss you already.
