My travels took me to Bermuda last weekend, thanks to a very low Delta Air Lines fare from Newark. Despite holding Delta Platinum status for a year (I have no status anymore with Delta), it was also my first time flying through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport—back then I connected in Salt Lake City or Minneapolis only. Even though I was in economy class, the weekend made me realize that a lot is missing on United/Continental.
First, I had all ...
Foul weather and a delayed Continental Airlines flight gave me the opportunity to sample US Airways yesterday from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. While I won't be defecting to US Airways anytime soon, the experience wasn't half-bad.
The flight was operated by a brand-spanking-new A321 and featured gogo wi-fi internet onboard. The all-leather seats were fairly comfortable and the aircraft was immaculate inside. As a traveler who generally sticks to airlines that do not offer internet ...
Hello from the Turkish Airlines Lounge in Istanbul--I've still got 21 hours of flying ahead of me today and tomorrow, but the end is in sight. I like to get a jump start on status requalification each year and 2012 was no exception. Although I did mix some award travel into my busy itinerary this week, I'll be well on my way to 100K after flying a total of 32,795 miles this week.
And it wasn't just about racking up miles--I spent quality time with friends in Germany, stepped into ...
Earlier this year Ryanair ran a special from Frankfurt Hahn to many of their destinations in Europe, with fares only 7€ each way including taxes and check-in fees (normally tripling the cost of a ticket). My brother was on his way into town and had expressed interest in returning to Italy, so I booked a couple 14€ trips (plus another 7€ or so to use my credit card) and our tickets were quickly confirmed at a fraction of the cost of what Lufty was offering them ...
My vacation has officially started. I checked into the Park Hyatt Mendoza earlier today and am going to take it easy for the next few days. Although I left Frankfurt last Wednesday night, the last five days have been anything but relaxing. But they have been interesting...
I flew on TAM from Frankfurt to São Paulo, São Paulo to Asunción, Paraguay, and Asunción to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It was my first trip on TAM and I was impressed--I flew business class on ...
Marched off a train? Interrogated by ten armed men? Denied exit from an authoritarian country? Yes, I had another border “incident” over the weekend. As if Iran was not enough for one year, I ran into some problems at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border Sunday evening.
I had applied for a transit visa to Belarus weeks back. My understanding was that a transit visa allowed access to Belarus for 72 hours, full stop. What I was not aware of, was that the transit visa did not ...
