On my way home from a recent trip from China I had the luck of fairly clear weather and a flight path over Northern Virginia. Lately whenever I fly into National Airport I make sure to get a window seat. I recommend this so you can see all the great views on approach to Reagan…
This past Columbus day weekend, I decided to make a quick trek to NYC. Open House NY was taking place and I wanted to get an opportunity to visit the TWA flight center at JFK airport. I originally booked this as a day trip, but my sister and brother-in-law decided to join me so I…
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to fly Etihad Airways for the first time. This is the national airlines of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and known for having a very luxurious First Class product. Normally you would spend spend a princely sum on a First Class ticket. Fortunately for me Etihad is a partner…
Lufthansa LH495 Toronto (YYZ) – Munich (MUC) Date: July 12, 2014 Aircraft: Airbus A330 Seat: 2A (First Class) So this is was my first time flying Lufthansa Airlines. I am usually pretty excited to try a new airline, but in this case my excitement was extra high as I would be flying in First Class.…
Earlier this year there were some incredibly cheap business class fares to Europe. Delta was waging a fare war with United and as a result sold business class airfare fore only a small premium over economy. Seeing an opportunity, I embarked on my first and probably last Delta Airlines Business Class Mileage Run. Vital Statistics: Cost:…
So I am getting very excited for what is the craziest trip I have ever taken. I will spend the next Four days traveling around the world a total of 19,305 miles. This trip is not only most I’ve ever traveled in a four day period. Its also the biggest expenditure of miles I’ve…
This was my first stay at this hotel and the first Hyatt hotel stay in our Nation’s Capital (Although I’ve stayed at all other hyatt hotels in Northern Virginia). As I’ve written about before this was in fact a Mattress Run. I enjoy the perks of being a Diamond Elite Member of the Hyatt…
So we are now exactly halfway though 2014. Time for a quick check on travel for the year. So Far 85,396 miles have been traveled by air. I’ve spent $3644.01 on Airfare Tickets along with 10,000 American Miles, 4500 British Airways Avios, and 40,000 Usairways Miles on Award Tickets. I’ve earned 44,953 Elite Miles…
If you live near a Giant Grocery store, you may be able to take advantage of a really good promotion. Right now you can buy Visa Gift Cards from Giant and earn Four Gas rewards points on every dollar spent. I recommend buying the $500 Visa Gift Card like the ones below to earn 2000…
So traditionally I like the aisle seat on the plane, but of late I’ve started picking the Windows seat. Especially when flying into and out of DCA (Washington Reagan National Airport). I wrote a blog post a few months back about why I feel DCA is one of the best airports in the country. I…
tk - is plane crazy! 