Trip Reports
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A Long Beach Story: JetBlue to the Bay Area, Southwest Back (Trip Report)
After my last Scotland travelogue, this one is going to be pretty boring, but hey, it still involves a flight and it’s…
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Air New Zealand Business Class from London to Los Angeles (A Cranky Travelogue)
After spending a groggy morning in London, I hopped on the Piccadilly line to head back toward Heathrow for the last leg…
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Transport Potpourri: A Ferry, Bus, and Train from Islay to London (A Cranky Travelogue)
After finishing up tasting at Caol Ila, it was time to begin the long journey home via ferry, bus, train, subway, and…
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50 Hours on Islay (A Cranky Travelogue)
I don’t normally post on Memorial Day, but since this isn’t airline-specific, I thought I’d put it live on a day when…
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Edinburgh Airport and Loganair to Islay (A Cranky Travelogue)
I’m not sure if I was still suffering from a lack of sleep, but there was something about the Edinburgh Airport’s layout…
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An Evening in Edinburgh (A Cranky Travelogue)
Since this one isn’t about airlines at all, I’m publishing it as a bonus Wednesday post. I had been to Edinburgh exactly…
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Heathrow’s Terminal 2 and Flybe to Edinburgh (A Cranky Travelogue)
I had made it to London, and that meant I had only one flight left that day, my first on the recently…
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Air Canada Business Class Via Vancouver to London (A Cranky Travelogue)
Once I had finished with planning my Islay pilgrimage, I barely had enough time to get excited for the trip before it…
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A Last Minute Pilgrimage to Islay, the Home of Scotland’s Peatiest Whisky (A Cranky Travelogue)
It’s usually a surprise to people when they hear that I haven’t done a true long-haul trip in a few years. Heck,…
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The Good and the Bad of the Old Aircraft Experience on American (Trip Report)
It’s been a long, cold, rainy winter (by Southern California standards), so I was thrilled at the prospect of joining some of…
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Flying as a Gold Elite on American Isn’t Anything Special (Trip Report)
As you know, last month was the annual American Leadership Conference, and once again I was invited as a member of the…
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Attending a Southwest Rally in Vegas, But Flying JetBlue Home (Trip Report)
Southwest used to put together something called the “Message to the Field,” a big party that also happened to be an attempt…