Points in the Bag Polishing Silver My friends, time for the wrap-up of wrap-ups as I conclude, have thoughts and make commentary. Hey. Its what you clicked for...  … [Read more...]

Time to head home on the cheap Polishing Silver As we land in Britannia one more time this trip, I am finally in the right country, but the wrong city. It's time to find some trains to get me to my home in the West Midlands.  … [Read more...]

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...]