BA4469 Dublin Airport Terminal 1 to London City Airport (CLUB EUROPE) Polishing Silver Onto the last flight segment of this trip, as I cross back over the Irish Sea, head out to the North Sea and finally land at London City Airport. But can BA CityFlyer teach lessons to its mainline compatriots?  … [Read more...]

A Two-Hour Irish connection (featuring the Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Lounge) Polishing Silver  A two-hour back-to-back should be enough to get from an aircraft, pick up my luggage, head back to check in, drop off my luggage and check out the lounge... shouldn't it?.... … [Read more...]

BA836 London Heathrow to Dublin Airport (Club Europe) Polishing Silver It's time to leave London town on the last part of my long-haul Business Class ticket. How is the service on British Airways on the short-haul segments... and is it possible to deliver it in an hour?  … [Read more...]

A Heathrow Transit across Terminals and the Galleries North Lounge Polishing Silver Did you bet on how long it would take me to get from the 777 at Terminal 3 to a seat in the lounge at Terminal 5? It's time to find out how long I took, and what lunch looks like at the British Airways Galleries North as I transit Heathrow Airport.  … [Read more...]

AA104 New York JFK Terminal 8  to London Heathrow Terminal 3 (Flagship Business Class) Polishing Silver It's time to go transatlantic aboard an American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for the hop over to Heathrow Airport. Will the seat do the one thing it needs to do... give me the basis for a good night's rest? … [Read more...]

A snow-laden pit stop at JFK and the American Airlines/British Airways Greenwich Lounge Polishing Silver Welcome to New York JFK. It's cold and about to snow. So what do we do? Head to the lounge... there's a delay to wait out before I board the snowbird to London.  … [Read more...]

AA164 San Francisco International Terminal 1 to New York JFK Terminal 8 (Transcontinental Business Class) Polishing Silver It's time to go transcontinental on an A321T. With the fleet up for replacement in the near future, how is the product holding up? Do I get a semi-decent plane... or something unlikable?  And would like to swap my seat? … [Read more...]

Return to San Francisco International and the American Airlines Admirals Club Polishing Silver It's time to start tracking back to that place back east. But firstly, to go through the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and enjoy trying my best at being a millennial by having an Avocado toast in the Admirals Club. … [Read more...]

Of Dragons and Lions - San Francisco Chinatown Polishing Silver Walking around a city, sometimes you run into the most unexpected things. Even in Chinatown. … [Read more...]

Ferrying around the Bay with Golden Gate Ferry Polishing Silver There are many ways to enjoy the Bay Area on water. But one of the cheaper ways is to catch a ferry. Providing you plan, it isn't too crippling on the wallet either. And who doesn't enjoy being on the bay in the sun, no matter the time of year?  … [Read more...]