For the past 9 years, I’ve done a year in review post where I spew some facts and figures about my travel, comment on trends, and give out awards. You can check out prior years here: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011. I was trying to think if it made sense to do one… Read more »
Japan Airlines Flt. 5 New York-JFK to Tokyo Haneda (JFK-HND) Boeing 777-300ER, First Class Sched. Dep. 12:50pm Sched. Arr. 5:10pm +1 Actual Dep. 12:42pm Actual Arr. 4:38pm +1 This is Part 2 in a series summarizing my February-March 2020 trip to Japan, taken just before COVID-19 became a pandemic. The… Read more »
This is Part 1 in a series summarizing my February-March 2020 trip to Japan, taken just before COVID-19 became a pandemic. You can read about my decision not to cancel the trip and a brief overview of the trip here. I’m not sure how much I’m going to end up… Read more »
This recap of my return trip, British Airways Dublin to London and Virgin Atlantic London to Washington, is the sixth in a series of six posts about my December 2019/January 2020 trip to Dublin and Belfast. My last post, covering my stay at the Hilton Belfast, is available here. Note:… Read more »
So back in late-March and early April, I canceled a May trip to Spain, which involved flights on a bunch of different carriers, hotels, and the like. I talked about the process here. Since then, I’ve canceled June and July trips involving American, Alaska, United, and Delta, and received refunds… Read more »
There has been a lot of constantly shifting policies and debates as to what airlines are required to do with regard to existing bookings in light of COVID-19. There are lots of nuances and honestly it seems airlines are not being consistent at all. But I thought I’d share my… Read more »
This is the first in a series of posts about my December 2019/January 2020 trip to Dublin and Belfast. Virgin Atlantic Flt. 22, Washington-Dulles to London-Heathrow (IAD-LHR) Airbus A330-300, Economy Sched. Dep. 6:25pm Sched. Arr. 6:40am +1 Actual Dep. 6:20pm Actual Arr. 6:37am +1 Aer Lingus Flt. 159,… Read more »
This is the conclusion of a much-delayed series covering my Labor Day (August-September 2019) trip to Paris and Luxembourg. My last post covered my day exploring Luxembourg City. Luxair Flt. 8013 Luxembourg to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (LUX-CDG) Sched. Dep. 11:00am Sched. Arr. 12:00pm Actual Dep. 11:00am Actual Arr. 12:05pm Air… Read more »
This is the first in a much-delayed series covering my Labor Day (August-September 2019) trip to Paris and Luxembourg. Given how long has passed, the posts won’t be super detailed, but I’ll do my best from notes and pictures. Air France Flt. 55, Washington-Dulles to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (IAD-CDG) Airbus… Read more »
This is the third of three posts covering my November 2019 trip to Rio de Janeiro. You can read about the origin of this trip here, and my last post, covering my stay at the Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, here. Delta Flt. 60 Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta (GIG-ATL) Boeing… Read more »
