Have my 771st flight next week…only six more flights until the magic 777!I can tell you I have chosen which airline to fly my 777th flight on and am very excited about it! Ah the joys of being a travel nerd!
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AIR NZ VS V AUSTRALIA 777
I use Flight Memory to keep a record of all of my flights- every single one of them since I first flew in 1968. For my 737th flight, I flew a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 from Portland to Spokane and had a brilliant flight.747th was on a Qantas 747 from Melbourne to Los Angeles. The Qantas team put on a great flight- and Qantas even followed up with a souvenir 747 in the postUnited Airlines turn came next with flight 757 on a B757 from DC to LAX and it was terrible. 767 is fast approaching on an Air NZ Boeing 767 Business…
Hotel Club Fails Me — again
It was midnight on a wintery June night in, New Zealand, when I arrived at my hotel. I had flown from Australia which is not a long trip but it sill involves several hours of travel. It was late and I was tired. There was one guest in front of me. The guy said to him: “you are lucky I have one room left“. Hearing that, I was so glad I had my printed confirmed booking. I stepped up to the counter and introduced myself to the pleasant reception guy. He tapped on his computer, frowned, tapped…
Qantas downgrades me
I got downgraded last week in the Qantas Frequent Flyer Scheme from their top tier: Platinum to their next tier: Gold. This was because I have downgraded my travel with Qantas over the last year by 50 per cent. When I have a valid choice when flying I have been choosing Virgin in Australia. Across the ditch it has been Air New Zealand who offer a better product than the NZ domestic Jetstar service. In the USA this has meant reducing my travel with American and increasing it with Delta and United. What am I losing by…
July No Fly
I am attempting to not fly for a month!This has meant several long distance train trips: Melbourne- Adelaide (twice) Adelaide-Melbourne and coming up Adelaide-Sydney! This has been my office:
The World Visits my Blog
This month, my Blog turns one! Although to be fair no one looked at my Blog in the first month! Since then, almost 12 500 people have peeked at a post. In June, 2011, I had the highest number of visitors. In May, I had my second highest number of visitors to this Blog. Favourite Posts? A lot of readers share my passion for the A380 with almost one in ten enjoying Three Airlines-one plane- comparing the A380. People seem to enjoy my reviews about plan flightses. eg my Reviews of V Australia Australia to LA and Royal…
Thank you Qantas!
Today I received a card and a model 747 from John Watt of Qantas Customer Services to commemorate my 747th flight on a 747. (See earlier blog post) Unexpected and appreciated. Thank you.
10 000 plus
Over 10 000 people have now viewed this blog! Thanks everyone. The Top Ten Visited posts are: Three Airlines-one plane- comparing the A380 Sep 30, 2010, 7 comments My fave plane compared across 3 airlines! First Korean Air A380 peeks out in Toulouse Feb 5, 2011- seems there are a lot of A380 geeks Virgin across the Pacific Mar 3, 2011 1 comment – My First V Australia flight from Aust to USA $198 to Europe or $981.80 to Europe Feb 11, 2011 I hate “dishonesty” in ticket pricing The Five Peeve Taxi Journey Sept 11, 2010 Taxis…
My 757th is coming quickly..my very next flight in fact
Just travelled on my 756th plane flight and I can reveal that the 757th flight of my life will be on a United Airlines Boeing 757 from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles Thursday 16th June, 2011. United has 135 of these planes- almost a third of its main line fleet. This follows my 737th on a Southwest 737 and my 747th on a Qantas 747. Who will my 767th be with?
Understanding Accents and Identity
There were two of us waiting for the lift (elevator) at a hotel in the USA. When the car arrived, the other man got in first, pressed “9” and said to me (with an English accent), what floor do you want?I said “12 please”.He said: “oh you are an Aussie“.From two words, he worked out where I came from. Yet after travelling to the USA for twenty years, I cannot tell you how many times people have assumed I am English or asked me if I am from “over the pond”. How come an Englishman…
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