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An Autumn Escape (part 8: back to Europe)

After my overnight stay in New York (and watching the election), I got an Uber to New York’s JFK airport to finish up my trip, with two flights from JFK to London Heathrow to Helsinki. This is the second half of my initial ticket from Stockholm to San Francisco, so it was booked in businessContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 8: back to Europe)”

An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)

When I had originally planned this trip, I had anticipated either going to Boston before returning to the UK or to just buy a separate, one-way ticket to JFK airport from Richmond. The Boston part ended up not happening, and American Airlines had cancelled its RIC-JFK service (which never has been a very big hitContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)”

An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)

One more flight to go to get to Richmond! I opted to do this post separately, as this flight had enough substantive differences to be worth its own post, compared to the previous two flights. After arriving in Dallas, I made my way from the A terminal to the C terminal by means of theContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)”

St George Airport is so small, but it has first class! (An Autumn Escape part 6A/B, 2020)

After a great three days of hiking in Utah with my friends Alex and Ben, it was time to go see my family in Virginia. Like with many things these days, finding a convenient flight was not the easiest task. Since we were in southern Utah, St. George (SGU) was the closest airport, but it’sContinue reading “St George Airport is so small, but it has first class! (An Autumn Escape part 6A/B, 2020)”

An Autumn Escape (part 5: to Vegas! briefly…)

After a nice two days in San Francisco, it was, unfortunately, time to bid farewell to my friend Valerie and make my way to Las Vegas. No, not to go gamble, but rather to get picked up by my friends Alex and Ben and go visit Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park in southern Utah. Continue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 5: to Vegas! briefly…)”

American Airlines Flagship Business Transcontinental (JFK-SFO 2020 Review)

After arriving at New York’s JFK airport in terminal 7, I made my way to terminal 8, the American Airlines terminal. As is the case with all international to domestic connections in the US, I manually transferred my bags. Terminal 8’s check-in counters were mostly closed. American Airlines was condensed to a single aisle, splitContinue reading “American Airlines Flagship Business Transcontinental (JFK-SFO 2020 Review)”

London to New York on British Airways in Club World (2020 flight: an autumn escape part 3)

After a nice overnight layover in London, I was off on the next leg of my trip! This time to the United States for the main part of my trip. It took a couple tries to get this trip booked correctly because flights kept getting cancelled or moved. In total, three flight changes happened, andContinue reading “London to New York on British Airways in Club World (2020 flight: an autumn escape part 3)”

An Autumn Escape (part 2: Sweden to London)

After the last flights, we spent a nice, serene four days in Stockholm. We went to the zoo and to the Vasa museum. The Vasa museum was particularly noteworthy; the ship had capsized on its maiden voyage in 1628 and then sat preserved for over 300 years before being raised and then having a museumContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 2: Sweden to London)”

An Autumn Escape (part 1: to Sweden)

It’s now been about seven months since the first round of lock downs were announced in the UK. Obviously, travel is still way down given the quarantines or testing requirements that are often necessary to change countries. I planned this trip back in April, at a time where it was generally hoped that by October,Continue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 1: to Sweden)”

Back to the UK on Finnair!

Hi everyone! Krister and I had a nice trip to Finland. I spent most of the time sitting outside in the sun and the rest of the time working from home, so not a bad trip overall. But alas, it was time to return to the UK and resume normal(ish) life. Learning from last time,Continue reading “Back to the UK on Finnair!”