I have booked my flight home! I’ll be leaving here on the 27th of june and will arrive back in Sana’a on the 1st of Aug. A nice break… I was having trouble with the online booking, so I went to my local ticket agent yesterday to inquire about a price. Emirates does not fly to DC, but they do contract with other airlines in the US. She was unable to figure out the connector from NYC to DC, so she told me to come back today. Most businesses here close for lunch, usually from 1 till 4. I waited and waited, but they didn’t open up, so I walked down the street to another agent. Once I told him that I wanted to fly with Emirates (due to my frequent flyer miles, the good price, and the shortest trip) but all the way to DC, he balked. I explained to him that I know that they do not fly all the way to DC, but they have partners that they work with. He started to look, but then he stopped and told me to go to the Emirates office to do that. The office is way the hell on the other side of the city, if I had wanted to go there, I would have done it in the first place… I stormed home, grabbed my laptop, and tried using the site again. Pow! No problems to speak of today. So I bought the tickets online and even got bonus miles for doing it!
I’m really looking forward to this, I need to be recharged. I thought the Beijing trip would do it, but I need a longer detox period… Anyway, I hope to see a bunch of you guys soon!