After a long weekend in Boston visiting some friends, it was time to hop over to DC for another adventure. The flight from Boston to DC is one that I’ve done a few times in the past. Flights on this route (along with Boston – New York LaGuardia and New York LaGuardia – DC) haveContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 3: little hop to DC)”
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American Express Green Card
I’ve gone through some of my favorite Chase cards, so I figured I’d now go through some US-based Amex cards. The first card on the agenda is the ‘classic’ Amex card: the Green Card. This card is one of my favorites. It was my second Amex card (and first Amex charge card) and my firstContinue reading “American Express Green Card”
Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class
I had originally planned to merge this report with the previous one, but I decided to split it. I’ve realized that I reference articles based on what type of seat they have, and the Miami to JFK post might need to be referenced later for American Airlines’ 777-200 business class seat. That was the firstContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class”
Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)
After a delightful week in Miami having spring break and watching the Miami Open, it was unfortunately time to leave. But on the plus side, I was on the way to Boston to see a pair of friends! Normally, one would take a direct flight from Miami to Boston, which is also what the checkContinue reading “Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)”
The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase
Probably my favorite credit card in my wallet currently is my Ritz-Carlton Card. Since the card is a (retail) personal card, the card is issued by Chase, but the card itself is branded as being a JPMorgan card, likely for the prestige. The Ritz-Carlton card is a legacy card from before Marriott and Starwood HotelsContinue reading “The Ritz-Carlton Card by Chase”
British Airways Club World on the A380 upper deck: London to Miami (2022)
For spring break this year, my parents invited me back to Miami. Before COVID, my parents and I used to go to Palm Springs each March to go watch the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Because of COVID, we haven’t been able to, so instead we decided to go to Miami because a) it was lessContinue reading “British Airways Club World on the A380 upper deck: London to Miami (2022)”
Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)
Having now brought everyone up to speed on my credit card strategy for this year, I wanted to start going through the different cards I use in more detail. First up is one of the more straightforward cards that offers an excellent value to most anyone who travels at least occasionally. The card is theContinue reading “Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card (2022 version!)”
Liverpool/Manchester weekend away by train
Since I’ve been working on expanding the scope of the travel blog, I decided to add a review of the Avanti West Coast service from London to the Northwest Powerhouse of Manchester and Liverpool. I travelled to see a handful of friends of mine that still live up north just for a short weekend trip. Continue reading “Liverpool/Manchester weekend away by train”
Guest post: San Francisco to New Orleans and back!
Today we’ve got a guest post from Valerie, who recently flew from San Francisco to New Orleans (and back) for a long weekend. On the way out, she flew on United flight 2462, which was a 737-900ER (registry: N66803). Valerie is not one to spend longer at airports than needed, and so she didn’t botherContinue reading “Guest post: San Francisco to New Orleans and back!”
Return to London during Storm Franklin
After a nice weekend in Dublin, where I saw some friends, stayed at the Aloft Dublin City, went on the Guinness tour, and went shopping, it was time to return to London. I flew from Dublin to London Gatwick on an Aer Lingus A320 (EI-GAM). At the time of booking this ticket, Aer Lingus flightsContinue reading “Return to London during Storm Franklin”
