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Travel 4: All Around the World Same Song

Handyman said:
From the sounds of it Heathrow is unusable these days. Go through Amsterdam if possible.
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Amsterdam is the biggest of shit shows right now. I'd go through JFK as it's one less place to clear with passport control.

Frankfurt would be the ideal choice now, so if you could pull an ORD-FRA-Berlin it could be quite nice and relaxing.
 
I had heard rumors of ams being a mess hence my caution.

one less Pass control in Europe would be good, so the jfk idea is tempting from that view.

and yes Frankfurt is nice. Heck a few times as a student I took the ICE train to Berlin after flying into Frankfurt but it’s not the most convenient
 
cF[Authentic said:
;n3754014]Regardless of where you fly, get a couple of AirTags or the android equivalent and throw one in each checked bag.
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These are cool, are they the best of the UWB tracking family?

Android equivalent appears to be Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+
 
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Kepler said:
It's also swarming with scammers trying to steal your luggage. be very careful using cabs, Uber, etc coming out of there.
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Yup. Go through the dedicated line for cabs and if anyone even looks at you sideways report them. It is a 10k Euro fine for even attempting it.
 
Kepler said:
These are cool, are they the best of the UWB tracking family?

Android equivalent appears to be Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+
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On the android side, I was looking into the Tile Mate. They have square and credit card shaped ones. I don't know their effectiveness, but I've recently used Airtags because my work phone is Apple. Otherwise, I'd prefer Tile.

Also, yes. When I say Schipol is horrible, that's obviously not including airports that are naturally the worst, like CDG.

Seriously, I'd transfer from FRA or MUC as my first choice and I'd pay extra to do it. Likely means you're on united or lufthansa, but so easy to get through. Even Muc to Berlin train doesn't suck although the hour from the airport to hbf on the S8 isn't great.

There's a reason people call the Frankfurt airport to Berlin train ride the worst in Germany, because there's nothing direct.
 
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cF[Authentic said:
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On the android side, I was looking into the Tile Mate. They have square and credit card shaped ones. I don't know their effectiveness, but I've recently used Airtags because my work phone is Apple. Otherwise, I'd prefer Tile.

Also, yes. When I say Schipol is horrible, that's obviously not including airports that are naturally the worst, like CDG.

Seriously, I'd transfer from FRA or MUC as my first choice and I'd pay extra to do it. Likely means you're on united or lufthansa, but so easy to get through. Even Muc to Berlin train doesn't suck although the hour from the airport to hbf on the S8 isn't great.

There's a reason people call the Frankfurt airport to Berlin train ride the worst in Germany, because there's nothing direct.
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Are you referring to the transfer in Frankfort after you leave the airport? My first trip was so long ago I can’t recall for sure but I thought it was direct once I got to main station. Still a pain, yes.

next trip I did Munich instead and it was much easier. However since then with the new airport opening up, I can’t wait to fly directly into Berlin
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Only problem with FRA is that theyear walk from your plane to immigration to the ICE train station is so friggin' long.
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A while back Mrs burd and I vacationed on Maui. In preparation for the long flight back, we took some brownies a Maui friend had given us for the ride. By the time we'd landed in Honolulu for our connecting flight, they had really kicked in. We (I, at least) may have bitten off too much to do more than enjoy the ride. Our departure terminal was under construction, so we had to walk a long ways in and around a partly closed terminal to get to our plane. At various points I thought we were all lost, in a movie, or being hijacked, especially because there so few people in the areas we were walking through. If I remember correctly, we walked for at least an hour, probably more. Of the few people we saw during that walk, most were DEA agents.
 
burd said:
A while back Mrs burd and I vacationed on Maui. In preparation for the long flight back, we took some brownies a Maui friend had given us for the ride. By the time we'd landed in Honolulu for our connecting flight, they had really kicked in. We (I, at least) may have bitten off too much to do more than enjoy the ride. Our departure terminal was under construction, so we had to walk a long ways in and around a partly closed terminal to get to our plane. At various points I thought we were all lost, in a movie, or being hijacked, especially because there so few people in the areas we were walking through. If I remember correctly, we walked for at least an hour, probably more. Of the few people we saw during that walk, most were DEA agents.
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Doesn't help that HNL is a miserable airport to navigate, even when you aren't under the influence. Right up there with pre-renovation LGA.
 
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