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  • New Zealand Trip Part 5 – Crowne Plaza Christchurch Quick Review

    This will be a very quick and cursory review of the Crowne Plaza. We didn’t eat any meals there or use the gym or any other facilities. This was booked as a convenient place to stay in Christchurch for a night that was walking distance to restaurants and provided a place to park my rental…

  • New Zealand Trip Part 4 – Jetstar AKL-CHC Review

    When we last left our intrepid Empty Nesters, we were sitting at the domestic terminal in Auckland waiting for Jetstar check-in to open two hours before the flight to Christchurch. If Jetstar sounds suspiciously like the name of a low-cost carrier, that’s because it is one. The Australia/New Zealand branch (there is also an offshoot…

  • New Zealand Trip Part 3 – AA 787-9P Flagship Suites DFW-AKL Review

    I booked this flight back on Halloween 2025 when I saw an alert from Straight to the Points, a great award alert service that I have used many times to grab hard-to-find award seats for multiple travelers. It was 83k AA miles plus about $20 per person. Because there are free cancellations with American, I…

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  2. Great presentation at Rotary today. Walked away educated. Please add me to your list serve and if you could flip me the FB page link I’d appreciate it. Thank you and again nice job!

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