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Live Blog: Mileage Run From HEL – Munich To Helsinki

During my recent trip to Helsinki I decided to “Live Blog” the entire trip. With trips past I would typically wait to blog until I got home. Doing it that way gave me time to gather my thoughts and prepare a proper blog post with each installment of the trip report. Doing things that way…
Live Blog: Mileage Run From HEL – London To Munich

Hello and greetings from Munich! Those are words I didn’t expect to type yesterday morning during my 2 hour ground delay in Chicago. As you might recall from previous installments of this live blog trip report, I nearly missed my flight to London yesterday. Missing that flight would have been catastrophic so I’m quite thankful…
Live Blog: Mileage Run From HEL – New York To London

At this point in the journey I had just left my Lyft from New York’s LaGuardia airport to New York’s JFK airport. The ride took just over 40 minutes and cost about $35. Although the price wasn’t terrible, American would have covered the cost had I booked this trip as a single itinerary. Instead, since…
Live Blog: Mileage Run From HEL – Charlotte To New York

After a fairly stressful morning in Chicago I was in the air and on my way to Charlotte. I had already talked to American via Twitter to let them know about my delay and they thankfully backed me up on a flight from Charlotte to LaGuardia. While not quite JFK, I was happy to have…
Live Blog: Mileage Run From HEL – Chicago To Charlotte

One of the most common questions I get from friends and family is “what do you do when mileage running?” It’s an interesting question because I really don’t ever have a good answer. Of course I take pictures of the aircraft and the cabin for flight reviews, but what do I actually do when sitting…
Lounge Review: Finnair Lounge Schengen Area Helsinki Airport

After a quick stop in Stockholm I was on my way back to the United States. To get home I decided to fly Finnair from Stockholm to Helsinki and onwards to New York (JFK). I ended up booking an itinerary with a longer than desired (for most) layover in Helsinki. Since I had some time…
Review: Lufthansa A321 Business Class Frankfurt To Stockholm

This flight technically began in the incredible Lufthansa First Class Terminal. I could access the terminal as I was connecting from my Lufthansa First Class flight from Chicago to Frankfurt. One of the things that I love most about the First Class Terminal is that you don’t have to worry about your departure time. When…
Review: Lufthansa First Class 747-8 Chicago To Frankfurt

Looking back, I can’t believe how this flight came to be. This whole trip started because I needed to get to Munich in June. To get to Munich I could have of course just booked a flight there, but what’s the fun in that? Instead, I decided to book a flight from Stockholm to New…
Lounge Review: American Express Centurion Lounge Buenos Aires (EZE) Review: Emirates 777 Economy Class Rio De Janeiro To Buenos Aires

Earlier this year my parents took our entire family on an unforgettable trip to South America. The trip began in Atlanta where we all met before flying overnight to Rio De Janeiro. As a thank you present to my parents for the trip I decided to buy a bottle of Dom Perignon with Delta SkyMiles…