Well I haven’t finished my reporting yet (and I probably never will)…but in the meantime…here’s an article about our trip in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703808904574529622404278810.html
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Condor charter flight across Europe: 1st leg – Frankfurt, Germany to Oslo, Norway
We boarded the charter flight way too early and were on our way to Oslo where we would meet with SAS and also pick up a few more FlyerTalkers. The meal on the short first leg was a standard cold breakfast of fruit, deli meats and yogurt. Of course, in true FlyerTalk fashion, I consumed [...]
LH405 – Lufthansa from JFK to Frankfurt and the JFK LH lounge
Wow what a day! After the bus trip to JFK we were invited into the 3-floor Lufthansa lounge. Not much to report here. Food is decent but not overwhelming. Drinks are flowing though! Had to go to the 2nd floor for real booze. The first floor of the lounge is the business class lounge. This [...]
a brief visit with Continental at Newark
So after relaxing in the Presidents Club for a bit I joined the rest of the group at the EliteAccess checkin area. We were divided up into three groups for tours. A very kind FTer switched with me so I could do something I’ve never done…tour a flight kitchen. Went for a quick tour of [...]
And we’re off (well I am) … to the Star Alliance Mega Do!
Pretty much everyone who knows me can tell you that I’m a travel nut. So how could I possibly pass up an opportunity to participate in the first Star Alliance “Mega Do”! (A “Do” is gathering of FlyerTalkers – www.flyertalk.com. FlyerTalk definitely has it’s own vocabulary…mostly consisting of abbreviations and acronyms.) So anyways…it’s off to [...]