a travel day like never before

Feb. 17
El Calafate to Buenos Aires (domestic airport).
Buenos Aires (domestic airport) to Buenos Aires (international airport).
Buenos Aires (international airport) to Lima, Peru.

1. don't listen when people scream "what is that on your elbows?! do you have malaria?!!!!" it is a waste of emotional energy...

2. don't worry if you get to the airport in El Calafate and no one from LAN is at the ticket counter. it is apparently normal says aerolineas argentina.

3. don't worry either if someone from LAN does in fact show up, but puts up a sign that says the desk will be closed until 15 min. before your flight. you should obviously have known that your flight was pushed back an hour and a half. even though no one in the entire line was aware of the change.

4. don't dare sit in the only seating are in the airport if it is a restaurant and you don't intend on spending an arm and a leg for some crappy airport food. you will be kicked out...ahora!

5. even if security won't let you through because they havn't called your airline...5 min. later they will realize that your airline is the only airline that actually has a flight and will pretend like you are the stupid one.

6. The airports in BA are really only 45 min. away despite what the guidebooks and all LAN employees tell you.

7. look like you are going to throw up if you don't get through security at the Lima airport after traveling for 15 hours. they will take pity on you.

8. watch for people who think that it is okay to stand over you and eventually sit across from you while you are sleeping even though there is an entire terminal of empty seats. weird....