My Vietnam Airlines A321-200 flight in economy class from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore was punctual, clean, but admittedly a bit boring…reminding me in a way of what flying used to be like. And I don’t miss it…...
Immigration Lines Are Just As Bad To Exit Vietnam!
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Any hopes that stamping out of Vietnam would be less cumbersome than stamping in were quickly dashed when I saw the...
An Unforgettable Evening At The Park Hyatt Saigon
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We finally reached Ho Chi Minh City, a city I had flown through a couple of times more recently but had...
Aggravating Lines To Enter Vietnam At Ho Chi Minh City Airport
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Vietnam is a fun country and one I hope to spend a lot more time in on future trips, but I...
3.5 Hours In China Airlines A350-900 Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We enjoyed a lovely 3.5-hour journey from Tapei to Ho Chi Minh City on a China Airlines A350-900 in economy class,...
I Love These Little Push Carts For Carry-On Bags…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. One thing I love about traveling through Japan, Singapore, or Taiwan is the little push carts available past security for the...
巨大 Chinese Breakfast In Xiamen Airlines Business Class On 199-Mile Flight
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Our short flight from Xiamen to Taipei, again on a Xiamen Airlines 737-800 in business class, featured quite a Chinese breakfast...
My Loutish Seatmate Should Have His Social Credit Score Docked…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. How can someone be so oblivious or indifferent to the fact that his mobile phone is disturbing everyone onboard the aircraft...
An Easy Connection In Xiamen
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. While the transit was rather rough in Jakarta, it was easy enough in Xiamen, China, though a great reminder that “Big...
Augustine Nursed Back To Health On Xiamen Airlines 737 Business Class!
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Time for a health update on my son Augustine…some bad news followed (thankfully) by some good news. After coming to the...
CGK T3: Garuda Lounge (Thumbs Down), Plaza Premium Lounge (Thumbs Up)
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Jakarta Airport (CGK) has two lounges in Terminal 3, a Garuda Indonesia Executive Lounge and a Plaza Premium Lounge. I visited...
Come On Indonesia, Our Jakarta Transit Was Needlessly Painful…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We made it to Jakarta, where I hoped to check in for my Xiamen Airlines flight to Xiamen and proceed directly...
KLM 787-9 Economy Class: A Perfect Fifth Freedom Flight
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I’ve got to hand it to KLM…I just love the Dutch carrier and I love the full service on short Fifth...
KLM’s Curious Approach To Upgrades
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I tried to upgrade my KLM Fifth Freedom flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and failed…it seems that KLM did not...
Our Trip Takes A Turn For The Worse In Kuala Lumpur…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Maybe all that ice cream in the Saudia Lounge was a bit too much? Augustine appears sick and now I’m looking...
Saudia 787-9 Business Class: World-Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Hello from Kuala Lumpur. Saudia seriously impressed onboard the 787-9 in business class…we enjoyed a lovely 8.5-hour flight from Jeddah to...
Awfully Wonderful: My Vexing 8-Hour Jeddah Airport Layover
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. There’s a paradox here and it drove me crazy like nothing on this trip has up until now. The beauty of...
Saudia Transit Desk Tells Me There Are No Airline Partners…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Saudia might want to do a better job of training its transit desk and lounge agents in Jeddah (JED) that the...
Saudia A330-300 Business Class: A Superb Flight
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We had a very enjoyable flight from Tunis to Jeddah onboard a Saudia regional A330-3oo in business class. The service and...
Sumptuous Coffee In Tunisair Lounge
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After our transit delay at Tunis Airport, we only had about 15 minutes before boarding our Saudia flight to Jeddah, but...
