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It’s hard to describe exactly how excited I am at the moment. I literally just purchased a Lufthansa First Class seat from Chicago to Frankfurt on the 747-8, a flight I’ve wanted to take ever since I knew of it. Finding this space wasn’t easy, but I jumped on it and just received the confirmation…
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…
In mid-March I finally caved. After seeing Apple AirPods literally everywhere I finally decided to buy a set of the truly wireless headphones. Prior to making the purchase I avoided buying AirPods for one simple reason. The standard apple wired headphones fall out of my ears; constantly. I figured since AirPods are the same shape…
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…
In 2017 I qualified for American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum for the first time in my life. I’ve come close in years past, but was never able to cross the finish line. In fact, the only reason I qualified last year is thanks to an insane Qatar Airways mileage run in which I covered 61,000…
I want to start off by saying while this post may come out a bit whiney that isn’t the intention. I’m simply trying to point out my extreme frustration with the TSA as this is not the first time this has happened. Flying Cape Air From St. Louis To Chicago Let me start off by…
I’ve always through Barclaycard US had an interesting name. Barclaycard US is actually a subsidiary of Barclays Bank Delaware. Which is of course a subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC or Barclays International. Which are both ultimately subsidiaries of Barclays PLC. Are you following all of this? Well, clearly someone at Barclays has decided that the…
While most people spend Black Friday searching for a new TV or appliance, I spend the day searching for airfare. You’d be amazed by some of the fares you’ll find toward the end of the year. Black Friday 2017 wasn’t particularly exciting, but one fare stuck out. Specifically, Cathay Pacific was offering up to 60%…
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…
Several years ago the cost of a domestic first class ticket seemed insane. With the huge price difference between First Class and Economy it just never really made sense to pay extra. However, in recent years we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in the price of domestic first class fares. Because of the decrease in price…
