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San Francisco to IAD two ways

The next set of flights to discuss are not the most exciting flights, so I’ve combined them into one post. A few months ago, I published a review of San Francisco to Washington DC (DCA) in two directions in coach. Now, I have a follow-on review of a very similar flight: San Francisco to WashingtonContinue reading “San Francisco to IAD two ways”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card (2025 update!)

Now that Southwest has updated its entire business plan as an airline, they have also updated their credit cards. We’re currently working on updating these card reviews. I did the $99 annual fee “Plus” card and then the $149 “Premier” version of the card. Now it’s time for the Priority Card, which has a $229Continue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority card (2025 update!)”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier card (2025 update!)

Now that Southwest has updated its entire business plan as an airline, they have also updated their credit cards. We’re currently working on updating these card reviews. I did the $99 annual fee “Plus” card last time, and this time, it’s the “Premier” version of the card, which as a $149 annual fee. So theContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier card (2025 update!)”

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card (2025 update!)

Now that Southwest has updated its entire business plan as an airline, they have also updated their credit cards. We’re going to go through and update the cards, starting with the $99 annual free “Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card”. Interestingly, Southwest doesn’t offer any credit cards with no annual fees. The annual fee hasContinue reading “Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card (2025 update!)”

Guest post from the other Michael: Malaysia Airlines Business Class from Kuala Lumpur to London!

We have our next guest post from the other Michael! This time he’s flying Malaysia Airlines back to London from Australia. Michael had originally booked an economy ticket via Kuala Lumpur to return to the UK from Melbourne, Australia. There are any number of flight routings he could’ve selected, but they break down into 3Continue reading “Guest post from the other Michael: Malaysia Airlines Business Class from Kuala Lumpur to London!”

Spring Break to Europe Part 2B: Aer Lingus to SFO!

After my short flight from Manchester, I headed for passport control. Unfortunately, my flight arrived at about the same time as flights from the United States, so the “other” passport line was extremely long and slow. I explained to the agent that I had come in from Manchester and was on my way to the United States,Continue reading “Spring Break to Europe Part 2B: Aer Lingus to SFO!”

United MileagePlus Quest Card (2025 update!)

This post is to update my review of the United MileagePlus Quest card. This card exists are part of the series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards. This card is United Airlines’ upper-middle card, offering enhanced perks without the annual fee of a Club card. This card competes with the Delta PlatinumContinue reading “United MileagePlus Quest Card (2025 update!)”

Spring break to Europe! Part 2: Aer Lingus across the Irish Sea

It’s very uncommon that my second post from a trip is the beginning of the return trip to the United States. But that’s the situation we find ourselves in with this next report. I spent about a week in Europe, but there wasn’t a lot to report on for this blog. To get from London to Paris,Continue reading “Spring break to Europe! Part 2: Aer Lingus across the Irish Sea”

Spring break to Europe! Part 1: BA

For our next flight adventure, we’re heading to London on British Airways. As readers will know, this has been a very common method for me to get to Europe since I moved to San Francisco in 2022. In the case of this trip, my destinations were London, Paris, and Manchester, so this flight, once again,Continue reading “Spring break to Europe! Part 1: BA”

Alaska to DCA, both ways in economy

After returning from my trip to DC, I had a couple weeks off from travel before I had another trip… to DC (and Boston). This time, however, I ended up just flying Alaska Airlines both ways in economy. I actually had another Flagship First ticket booked for the way back, but I ended up decidingContinue reading “Alaska to DCA, both ways in economy”