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Review: Singapore Airlines Old Suites A380 Singapore To Sydney

When planning our trip to Sydney my girlfriend and I decided it would be fun to go through Hong Kong in order to fly Singapore Airlines Suites class. We especially wanted to fly in SQ Suites to finally experience the famed double bed in the sky. Luckily, when we searched for flights we found two…
Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines The Private Room Changi Airport

As my girlfriend and I landed in Singapore after an incredible flight in Singapore Airlines New Suites we had about 5 hours until our next flight on Singapore Airlines Old Suites. Although I wanted to make it to Sydney as soon as possible, I was excited about the layover as it would finally allow me to…
Review: Singapore Airlines New Suites A380 Hong Kong To Singapore

After several months of planning it was finally time to board our Singapore Airlines New Suites flight from Hong Kong to Singapore. My girlfriend and I booked this flight several months prior using Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer points transferred from the American Express Membership Rewards program. The flights from Hong Kong to Sydney via Singapore in…
Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge Hong Kong

After the 15 hour flight from Los Angeles on American Airlines we had about 6 hours until our Singapore Airlines flight to Singapore. During our fairly long layover we actually dropped our bags at the Singapore Airlines check-in counter and then took the high-speed train into Hong Kong for a few hours. After a quick…
Review: American Airlines Business Class 77W Los Angeles To Hong Kong

To begin our trip to Sydney my girlfriend and I met in Los Angeles at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). At the time we took our trip she was living in New York and I was living in Chicago so meeting in Los Angeles proved the simplest solution. Los Angeles also made sense for…
Introduction: Double Beds Down Under

One of my goals for 2018 was the finally make it to Australia. At this point I’ve been to most continents, but I have been unable to make it to Australia in years past. The reason I haven’t been to Australia is that prices tend to be quite expensive. Thankfully, over summer 2018 I found…
Review: Cathay Pacific Premium Economy A350-1000 San Francisco To Hong Kong

For the past few years Cathay Pacific has offered some fantastic Black Friday sales from the United States to Asia. For the past two years I’ve relied on these fares to help give me a jump start American Airlines Executive Platinum elite status. While most of the “incredible” Black Friday deals are in Economy class…
Conclusion: Stockholm Syndrome In Lufthansa First Class

It’s been a while since I finished writing this trip report, but I forgot to write a conclusion until now. With this conclusion I wanted to go through each step of the trip and explain how I felt throughout it. Usually international weekend mileage runs take their toll on my body, but this was the…
Review: Finnair Economy Class A330 Helsinki To New York (JFK)

To get home from my weekend trip to Stockholm I decided to book an economy class flight from Helsinki to New York (JFK). I selected this flight primarily because it was quite inexpensive, but also because it gave me a chance to finally fly with Finnair; a OneWorld partner. Before boarding my flight to New…
Lounge Review: Finnair Premium Lounge Non-Schengen Area Helsinki

Finnair currently has two lounges in Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Terminal 2. The first is located near Gate 22 in the Schengen Area of the airport. All eligible Finnair passengers have access to this lounge most will pass this lounge on their way to the Non-Schengen area of the airport. Thankfully, because I was flying to New…