Trip Reports
-
Delta and Southwest Underwhelm on a Quick Bay Area Trip (Trip Report)
My wife and I had to do a quick trip up to San Francisco for a Saturday night event. Fares were high,…
-
Saying Goodbye to Oakland Baseball (Trip Report)
There are few things better than spending a nice summer day watching major league baseball, but for the people of Oakland, that…
-
Flying Icelandair Saga Class is Good, But A New, Better Seat is Coming (Guest Trip Report)
Disclosure: Icelandair paid for the flights and hotels on David’s trip to the Faroe Islands. Earlier I wrote about Icelandair’s new service…
-
Getting to the Faroe Islands Just Got Easier (Guest Trip Report)
Disclosure: Icelandair provided the flights and lodging for this trip Where?” “The Faroe Islands.” “Where is that?” “About halfway between Iceland and…
-
Even on a Short Flight, Delta Just Feels a Little Different (Trip Report)
There are certain events that really make you step back and realize just how quickly time passes. My recent 20th grad school…
-
A Spring Training Day Trip on Southwest (Trip Report)
It was time for my annual baseball spring training trip with friends and former colleagues. I missed it last year, so I…
-
Heading to Phoenix for the World Series (Trip Report)
Game 5 of the NLCS may have been awful, but games 6 and 7 were incredible and the Diamondbacks moved on to…
-
Heading to Phoenix for the NLCS (Trip Report)
It was twenty five years ago when I fell in love with baseball. I had started to show interest during college when…
-
Beyond West Maui: Five Nights in Wailea
After waving goodbye to Hāna, we made the pleasant drive back toward the airport. I dropped off the BMW and then moved…
-
Beyond West Maui: Spending 2 Nights in Hāna
As you know from my recent trip report, I took my Cranky Concierge team to Maui. We had planned this long before…
-
When Hawaiian Falters, Southwest Gets Me Home (Trip Report)
I left off last week with Hawaiian canceling my flight home from Kahului, and the reaccommodation options weren’t good. Fortunately for me,…
-
Hawaiian Takes Me to Maui But Can’t Get Me Home (Trip Report)
Back in 2019, Cranky Concierge had a very good year. We hit our stretch goal, and that meant I would follow through…