Wow! What a long journey it had been so far… We left Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, flew overnight to London, and then we flew all the way to Johannesburg. After a quic...
Posts from October 2012
United 787 Schedule for November / December Will Change...
The good new is that United is finally using Twitter a bit more regularly than they used to. The bad news is that it appears that if you boo...
South African Airlines Business Class from London to Johannesburg
After landing in London from our journey on Virgin Altantic Upper Class, we decided to check out the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, as it is app...
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class to London: LAX to LHR
I still remembering hearing the radio commercials for "Virgin Atlantic Upper Class to London" when I was growing up in LA. I didn't know muc...
"iPod Integration" ~ United Needs to Update Their Inflight AV Software
In terms of quality of seat and entertainment, I think United's business class is quite competitive. The screen is huge, and the controller is nice and response. There's a huge ...
Last Minute Honeymoon Changes
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade... Right? Right???
Well, we were tossed a couple lemons right around the same time.
Lemon One: The St. Regis Maurit...
The United Club at Sao Paulo (GRU) is a Disaster
Let me repeat that. The United Club at Sao Paulo (GRU) is a disaster. It officially earns the title of "Worst United Club I Have Visited." There are a few that I haven't seen, b...
And... We're Off!
We're off on our trip around the world! There will certainly be many blog posts and reviews to write when I return, but until then, follow m...
Booking My Ultimate Honeymoon with Points: Flights from the Maldives Back to San Francisco
Introduction
Flights from San Francisco to Mauritius
Lodging in Mauritius
Flights from Mauritius to Luxor
Egypt Lodging
Flights from Cair...
If Your Suitcase is Too Pretty to Check, Get a New Suitcase
I literally just witnessed this the other day. Because we were boarding a regional jet, most of us had to gate check our baggage. This guy thought his suitcase was so pretty tha...
TAM Airlines Economy Class Buenos Aires to Sao Paulo
While frequent fliers are typically most interested in premium cabin trip reports, I think it's always interesting to read about carriers that we're not exposed to quite as ofte...
Booking My Ultimate Honeymoon with Points: Maldives Lodging
Introduction
Flights from San Francisco to Mauritius
Lodging in Mauritius
Flights from Mauritius to Luxor
Egypt Lodging
Flights from Cair...
Experiencing My First Aborted Takeoff
Today I was flying on UA 143 from IAD to LAX, and while it turned out to be a great flight, it didn't start off smoothly. We got out to the runway, and the plane started to acce...