View from Classico Beach Club Urca cafe on Sugarloaf Mountain. Christ the Redeemer in the far top, right corner.
Brazil marked my 50th country to visit! And the best part, certainly for the sake of my marriage, was the fact work sent me. I say this because Brazil is on my husband’s bucket list and going there intentionally without him would put me in the dog house for a very long time. He’s very supportive of my traveling addiction despite not being able to travel with me so I was actually hesitant to go without him. With that said, who can tell their boss “no” to an international trip?
I departed Washington, D.C., (DCA) on a Saturday afternoon and had a late night connection in Miami (MIA). I was able to use my Priority Pass (PP) for dinner at the Corona Beach House in MIA. The PP restaurant also offered a small convenience store-like option so I was able to use the remaining allotted $28 that comes with a PP visit on snacks and bottled drinks. My plane departing DCA was delayed three hours. It’s times like this having access to the Admirals Club lounge pays off. I don’t like waiting in airports for hours at a time (even with lounge access), but when it comes to international travel involving connections, I book with delays in mind. I arrived in Rio de Janeiro Sunday morning just after 8am local time. I didn’t really have an issue with jet lag since Rio is just an hour ahead of D.C. and I slept on the plane during the overnight flight. There was nothing special about the plane ride itself to report.