After a few days of hiking and shopping in Seoul, it was time to return to the United States. My onward flight left from Tokyo Haneda airport, so I needed to get there with enough time to spare to clear transit security, and in addition, I was unsure if I would need to collect andContinue reading “Around the world part 4: Seoul to Tokyo”
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Around the world part 3: Madrid to Seoul
After an overnight stay in Guadalajara, Spain (which is near Madrid), it was time to head back to the airport. I had arrived in Spain at around 6 pm and then my flight to Seoul departed at 9 pm, so I was in Spain for just over 24 hours. I enjoyed my time at theContinue reading “Around the world part 3: Madrid to Seoul”
Around the world part 2: London to Madrid
After a few days in London, it was time to head to Madrid to continue the around the world trip! There were one and a half reasons for flying to Madrid. The biggest reason was that it made the long flights (i.e. London to New York and San Francisco to London half the price). TheContinue reading “Around the world part 2: London to Madrid”
Around the world part 1: San Francisco to London
Here begins my next exciting Thanksgiving trip: my first around the world trip! Like a lot of my trips, this trip started at San Francisco International Airport. This initial flight was supposed to be from San Francisco to Phoenix to London so that (a) I’d arrive a bit earlier and (b) earn an additional 40 TierContinue reading “Around the world part 1: San Francisco to London”
18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024
Here begins my next exciting Thanksgiving trip: my first around the world trip! Last Thanksgiving, I took an equally interesting and flight heavy trip that took me to Europe and Africa and even included one of the world’s top International First Class products: Etihad’s A380 Apartment-style First Class. That trip involved a wild itinerary fromContinue reading “18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024”
Guest post from another Michael: a long weekend trip to Iceland (from London)
We have a guest post today from my friend, Michael! He just took a couple of fun flights around Europe and to Australia and has graciously supplied some pictures for the blog. The first of these trips was a weekend trip to Iceland. He flew British Airways Club Europe both ways. He has supplied picturesContinue reading “Guest post from another Michael: a long weekend trip to Iceland (from London)”
Back-to-back(ish) SFO-LAX-SFO flight experience comparison
Unlike a lot of people, I tend not to travel as much during the summer. Partially that’s because I’m busier in my non-airplane life over the summer and partially that’s because I prefer to travel during off-season when the flights are both cheaper and less busy. The means for the next post, we’re jumping fromContinue reading “Back-to-back(ish) SFO-LAX-SFO flight experience comparison”
“Free Spirit” Spirit Airlines credit card
We’re taking a pause from looking at the ‘Big 3′ US airlines’ credit cards to take a look at the Spirit Airlines “Free Spirit” Mastercard from Bank of America. Airlines are increasingly reliant on co-branded credit card deals to drive their business, and with Spirit Airlines having recently entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, credit card profitsContinue reading ““Free Spirit” Spirit Airlines credit card”
Back to the Bay– let’s try Delta this time
After a long weekend in Baltimore, it was time to head back to the bay. Once again, it seemed to make sense to me to fly back from BWI. The logic was that it would’ve been 90 minutes to Dulles vs 20 minutes to BWI. On the arrival side, I would’ve arrived into SFO insteadContinue reading “Back to the Bay– let’s try Delta this time”
Guess who flew Spirit! (SJC-BWI in the Big Front Seat)
We’re skipping ahead a few months in time now after my June Europe trip to August. July’s flights were uneventful (and mostly on Alaska Airlines). My first interesting flight is certainly an odd one for this blog: I flew from San Jose to Baltimore, MD on… Spirit Airlines. I was specifically going to Baltimore, soContinue reading “Guess who flew Spirit! (SJC-BWI in the Big Front Seat)”
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