I’m sitting in the Qantas Domestic Business Class Lounge at Melbourne, having just got off QF 94 LAX to MEL in first class on the A380. Here are some of my first impressions. 1) The A380 is still my favorite aircraft. There’s something so magical and impressive about the beast, and there are SO many…
This next set of trip report posts is from February of this year when I went to Tokyo to cheer on some friends who were running the Tokyo Marathon. I booked flights on American Airlines of SFO-LAX-NRT and back and applied SWUs to the outbound and return that cleared about 3 days prior to departure…
After taking a sip of Inca Kola and abandoning it, I made my way to the VIP Club lounge next door to the Sumaq VIP lounge to see if it was any different. While the amenities were basically the same, I’d head straight to the VIP Club lounge next time given that it had approximately…
My first lounge stop at the Lima airport for my flight back to the US was the Sumaq VIP lounge, which can be accessed via Priority Pass or via status or class of service on American (as well as many other ways, but those were what was applicable to me). My flight departed at 2:35am, and…
The second fancy restaurant that I ate at in Lima was Central, which has been lauded in numerous places, including San Pelligrino’s list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants (Central was number 15 in 2014). I made a reservation for 8pm, which is the first seating. Sounds late to me to have 8pm be the first…
Lima is known as being one of the best food cities in South America, so of course I based most of my plans around eating. Unfortunately, I was in Lima for a Sunday and Monday, so Astrid y Gaston wasn’t open while I was there, but I did check out Maido and Central. This is…
Disclosure: I’m really behind on trip reports, so this hotel stay actually happened in January 2014. Although I try to take good notes, some aspects of trip report might be a bit fuzzy. I booked a weekend trip to Lima, Peru on a whim, largely because I saw a good fare on The Flight Deal…
Introduction Cathay Pacific Lounge San Francisco Cathay Pacific First Class San Francisco to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Lounge The Pier Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Business Class Hong Kong to Bangkok Millennium Hilton Bangkok Cooking with Poo Overnight Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai Le Meridien Chiang Mai Patara Elephant Farm Bangkok Airways Economy Class Chiang…
Introduction Cathay Pacific Lounge San Francisco Cathay Pacific First Class San Francisco to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Lounge The Pier Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Business Class Hong Kong to Bangkok Millennium Hilton Bangkok Cooking with Poo Overnight Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai Le Meridien Chiang Mai Patara Elephant Farm Bangkok Airways Economy Class Chiang…
Introduction Cathay Pacific Lounge San Francisco Cathay Pacific First Class San Francisco to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Lounge The Pier Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Business Class Hong Kong to Bangkok Millennium Hilton Bangkok Cooking with Poo Overnight Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai Le Meridien Chiang Mai Patara Elephant Farm Bangkok Airways Economy Class Chiang…
