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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3540 on: April 18, 2018, 05:36:34 PM »
This isnt an accounting questions. Its an experiential question. You're flying plenty on this trip. Mixing it up a bit never hurt anyone. And you get to see French countryside, Belgium and the Netherlands on the ground all in 4 and a half hours, instead of sterile terminal to sterile terminal blah airports.
Food for thought, thanks.

Could also check out a shorter train if we did a day trip to Antwerp. Not sure what there is to do there though.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3541 on: April 18, 2018, 05:41:41 PM »
Food for thought, thanks.

Could also check out a shorter train if we did a day trip to Antwerp. Not sure what there is to do there though.
I hear that Hoffys is a decent restaurant in Antwerp. Its 45 min by train to AMS IIRC.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3542 on: April 18, 2018, 05:42:35 PM »
I hear that Hoffys is a decent restaurant in Antwerp. Its 45 min by train to AMS IIRC.
And Freddie claims the best bakery in the world is there.
But that's not enough to have a day trip make sense.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3543 on: April 18, 2018, 05:44:27 PM »
And Freddie claims the best bakery in the world is there.
But that's not enough to have a day trip make sense.
You can always visit the diamond exchange. They are a girls best friend... ;D
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3544 on: April 18, 2018, 05:45:24 PM »
You can always visit the diamond exchange. They are a girls best friend... ;D
Will steer clear of that, thanks  ;D

Though we do have a 10th anniversary coming up in November...
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3545 on: April 18, 2018, 05:46:22 PM »
Will steer clear of that, thanks.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3546 on: April 18, 2018, 05:49:01 PM »
And Freddie claims the best bakery in the world is there.
He's far from being alone on this.

I wouldn't waste a day for Antwerp unless you have family/friends there you wanna visit. (Or the rabbi..)

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3547 on: April 18, 2018, 05:50:27 PM »
He's far from being alone on this.

I wouldn't waste a day for Antwerp unless you have family/friends there you wanna visit. (Or the rabbi..)
Any pics? What's so good about it?
Nobody I need to see there.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3548 on: April 18, 2018, 05:55:45 PM »
This isnt an accounting questions. Its an experiential question. You're flying plenty on this trip. Mixing it up a bit never hurt anyone. And you get to see French countryside, Belgium and the Netherlands on the ground all in 4 and a half hours, instead of sterile terminal to sterile terminal blah airports.

Plus the Chunnel. I'm actually liking this idea.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3549 on: April 18, 2018, 06:01:08 PM »
Plus the Chunnel. I'm actually liking this idea.
Hush you.
You just want to catch up to my airport count faster by resorting to counting every helipad or trampoline that you've been on and by sabotaging my airport plans.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3550 on: April 18, 2018, 06:18:15 PM »
He's far from being alone on this.

I wouldn't waste a day for Antwerp.
+1 on Kleinblatt.

hoffys is decent but very overpriced

There is a good milchig option don't remember the name.

Nothing to do in Antwerp other then bakery and nice shopping area
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3551 on: April 18, 2018, 06:20:41 PM »
+1 on Kleinblatt.

hoffys is decent but very overpriced

There is a good milchig option don't remember the name.

Nothing to do in Antwerp other then bakery and nice shopping area
Bummer.

So what's so great about Kleinblatt? Pics?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3552 on: April 19, 2018, 08:57:41 AM »
Bummer.

So what's so great about Kleinblatt? Pics?
by far overrated IMO!
Maybe for out of towners it’s something not to miss, but any local Brooklyn bakery can compete with them......

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3553 on: April 19, 2018, 10:44:14 PM »
On hold:

JFK-FRA in SQ R 380
Stopover for 1h 50m in Frankfurt
FRA-SIN in SQ R 380
Layover for 8h 25m in Singapore
SIN-CGK in SQ F 777 (Possible throw-away leg).

120,000 SQ Miles + ~$54 tax = 7.03 CPM.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3554 on: April 20, 2018, 11:40:55 AM »
+1 on Kleinblatt.

hoffys is decent but very overpriced

There is a good milchig option don't remember the name.

Nothing to do in Antwerp other then bakery and nice shopping area
Hmm... Heard a lot of this Kleinblat before I was there, finally I was in Antwerp ran to check it out, but... I really don't see what's so good about it.

And about Hoffy's I've heard the way they charge is the boss comes to look at you and he decides how much to charge depending on your nose.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3555 on: April 20, 2018, 11:56:42 AM »
Hmm... Heard a lot of this Kleinblat before I was there, finally I was in Antwerp ran to check it out, but... I really don't see what's so good about it.
by far overrated IMO!
Maybe for out of towners it’s something not to miss, but any local Brooklyn bakery can compete with them......

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3556 on: April 20, 2018, 12:23:59 PM »
On hold:

JFK-FRA in SQ R 380
Stopover for 1h 50m in Frankfurt
FRA-SIN in SQ R 380
Layover for 8h 25m in Singapore
SIN-CGK in SQ F 777 (Possible throw-away leg).

120,000 SQ Miles + ~$54 tax = 7.03 CPM.
Wow, how'd you swing that?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3557 on: April 20, 2018, 02:03:22 PM »
Wow, how'd you swing that?

JFK-SIN had nothing available for all the weeks I checked. It became available on this date when adding the leg to CGK.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3558 on: April 20, 2018, 02:03:59 PM »
JFK-SIN had nothing available for all the weeks I checked. It became available on this date when adding the leg to CGK.
Interesting that the JFK-FRA leg became available, that's almost impossible to find.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3559 on: April 20, 2018, 02:05:10 PM »
JFK-SIN had nothing available for all the weeks I checked. It became available on this date when adding the leg to CGK.
Something with Asian carriers and Married segments. CX has the same issue..