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Earlier this year my parents took our family on an absolutely incredible vacation to South America. You’ll see a few posts coming from that trip in the coming weeks, but I largely avoided blogging during the trip. So, instead of a full blown trip report, I’m just going to sprinkle a few posts about the…
My first weekend trip to Oslo began in Chicago. To begin the trip I booked an economy class ticket on AA98 which is the 10PM departure from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR). For both trips to Oslo I specifically booked this flight for three reasons. The first reason is that it allows me…
Before heading back to Chicago after my MLK weekend in Hong Kong I had to find a way to pass a few hours during my LAX layover. Luckily because I maintain OneWorld Emerald elite status and was connecting from an international flight that wouldn’t be that hard to do. During my layover I had a wide…
To conclude my HKG over MLK weekend I specifically booked a flight through Los Angeles to review one or two lounges in the airport. I scheduled a 3 hour layover to give myself plenty of time to fully enjoy each lounge. My Cathay Pacific flight landed in Los Angeles at about 10:30AM. The flight took…
After visiting Cathay Pacific’s The Pier First Class Lounge, it was time for the long walk back to my departure gate for my flight back to the United States. However, before I boarded my flight I wanted to visit one last lounge as part of my HKG Over MLK weekend. For my last lounge visit…
As my MLK weekend in Hong Kong came to a close it was time to head back to Hong Kong International Airport. I generally wouldn’t head to an airport 6 hours before a flight, but this trip to the airport was different. This trip to the airport was different because I had a few lounges…
After the nearly 15 hour Cathay Pacific Premium Economy flight from Chicago I had finally arrived in Hong Kong. I arrived just before 8PM local time. During my short stay in Hong Kong I remained on Chicago time so my body thought it was closer to 6AM. Since I slept for about 8 hours in…
As a Chicago based traveler I oddly enough I haven’t spent much time in Chicago O’Hare’s Terminal 5. That’s because only international flights on international carriers depart from this terminal. International flights on all US airlines and some international carriers on the other hand depart from the main concourse. Luckily, the start my HKG over…
I arrived at the Hong Kong airport at approximately 1:30AM immediately following my flight from Ho Chi Minh. At that hour there wasn’t much open in the airport. Most of the airline and contract lounges remain closed over night and wouldn’t open until 5:30AM. I didn’t exactly feel like waiting in the empty gate areas…
