Trip Report

Review: Cathay Pacific Premium Economy Singapore to Hong Kong

BySean May 14, 2015January 1, 2024

After a fun and delicious two nights in Singapore, it was time to turn around and head back home to the States. We took an early cab to Changi airport and arrived in plenty of time. Check-in was a breeze and we since security isn’t until the gate, we had a little bit of…

Review: United Business First Dubai to Washington

BySean May 4, 2015January 1, 2024

After spending an enjoyable three days in Dubai, we arrived at Dubai International Airport where we went through check-in, immigration and security without a hitch. We had about an hour or so to kill before we needed to go to the gate for another round of security, so we headed to the Lufthansa Senator Lounge…

Review: United Business First Washington to Dubai

BySean March 13, 2015January 1, 2024

A good friend of mine and former roommate moved to Dubai from Washington a few years back, but I’d yet to successfully visit him out in the desert. Two years ago, I tried to meet up with him while on a trip to Dubai, but engine problems on the Dreamliner and the resulting 24-hour delay…

Review: LAN Economy Class Santiago to Sao Paulo on the B787

BySean January 30, 2015January 1, 2024

I was scheduled to have about an hour and twenty minutes on the ground in Santiago between my incoming flight from New York-JFK and my connecting flight to Sao Paulo. After a quick trip to freshen up in the LAN Mistral VIP Salon, I made my way to the gate, passing Dreamliner after Dreamliner. Santiago…

Review: LAN Economy Class New York – JFK to Santiago on the B787

BySean January 29, 2015January 1, 2024

I recently attempted a weekend trip to Iguazu Falls, Argentina and failed miserably. So many things went wrong that ultimately led me to ditching the itinerary in Sao Paulo and returning to New York. But what let up to that point? A comedy of errors on this itinerary resulted in me getting pretty much no…

Review: Delta Business Elite Class Sao Paulo to New York-JFK

BySean January 21, 2015January 1, 2024

Sometimes, you reach your breaking point. My breaking point came in T2 at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport as I stared down the barrel of a ten-hour layover with no lounge access. This was after a schedule change and seating change on my outbound flight from JFK to Santiago the night before in an attempt to…

#TBT: Review: United Business First Washington to Frankfurt – 2013

BySean November 20, 2014January 1, 2024

Throwback Thursday Series! This is the first in a series of “Throwback Thursday” #TBT posts that I will release. These will feature flights and other elements of trip reports from the past. For now, these will all be flights, hotels or cities that I’ve taken, stayed at, or been to over the last few years….

Review: United Global First Class Chicago to Munich

BySean November 10, 2014December 19, 2014

I started out my around the world trip with a Transatlantic flight from Chicago to Munich in United Global First Class. After a longer than usual flight from Washington-DCA to Chicago, I arrived at O’ Hare and met up with my good friend, who would be joining me for the entire trip to Europe and…

First Look: Air China Forbidden Pavilion First Class Shanghai to Tokyo

BySean October 17, 2014January 1, 2024

Earlier this week, I got to experience a relatively quick flight in Air China’s Forbidden Pavilion First Class on a flight between Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. This 2.5 hour flight was booked as part of my around the world trip using US Airways miles. Compared to my flight in…

DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Review: United BusinessFirst – Seattle to Tokyo

BySean June 24, 2013

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…