First time in the North island spending a few days in Christchurch with a day trip to Hobbiton.
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Sydney, Australia in December 2019
United 1K vs. American Executive Platinum
In this post I’ll go over a few of the differences I’ve seen based on my experience so far of being a United 1K member and an American Executive Platinum member. I’ve been a 1K member for several years. In fall 2015, I did a status challenge with American and received Executive Platinum status for… Continue reading United 1K vs. American Executive Platinum
First Home Leave
It’s Obon Week in Japan, so I went back to San Diego for a week. I flew from ITM to NRT and then took a direct flight from NRT to SAN on JAL. JAL is using a 787 plane between NRT and SAN but the configuration of the business class is an older one. The… Continue reading First Home Leave
Highlights from 2014
Here are the highlights of what’s going on in my life in 2014 I flew 126,096 miles, mostly on United I visited 39 cities in 5 countries I went to Japan 4 times New destinations of the year were Hokkaido, Japan, Bermuda, and Wiesbaden, Germany I visited 3 Christmas Markets in Germany (and 4 Holiday Markets… Continue reading Highlights from 2014