>IntroductionFirst things first… this Bonanza was a lot crammed into a little time. The write up however is a lot with no cramming… sorry! So rather than the usual single post write up, I’ve split it up into days.Select which section you’d like to see:All SectionsIntroduction /...

>London Heathrow – Boston in British Airways First ClassFollowing a clear run in the taxi to Heathrow Terminal 4, I met Phil in the First Check In area, and we went to collect our boarding passes from the desk. As always, we’d checked in 24 hours before hand online, and had secured the...

>Boston – San Francisco in American Airlines First ClassThanks to the 5 hour time difference, getting up at 5:30 am felt more like having a lie-in. As our eager taxi driver sped into the drop off zone, a guy was about to step onto the crossing just in front of us, but then thought better of...

>The Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, HonoluluAs we’d booked 5* hotels for the rest of the trip, we thought we’d stay on a budget when booking the Hawaii nights (so long as we got miles or points for the stay!). Most of the hotels in the area were fully booked, or extremely expensive. However...

>Honolulu – Los Angeles in American Airlines First ClassAt 5:30am we checked out of our hotel, and drove back to the airport to return our car to Avis, and then took the courtesy bus to the main terminal.To be honest, the time wasn’t really a problem because of the time difference… in...

>Still Out in San FranciscoOur flight back to Boston wasn’t until 1pm, so when I got up I decided to hire a taxi to go to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was about 20 minutes drive from the hotel, and when we reached the bridge we drove over it and pulled up at a look out point.While the lookout...

>Out in BostonWe went down to have a chat with the concierge about Bus tours, and he recommended Old Town Trolley Tours. There’s also a tour on an amphibious bus/boat, but that didn’t cover nearly as much. We bought our tickets from him for $26 each (he convinced us we looked like...

>I wasn’t really expecting to be faced with a bill for $1000 on check out, but there it was. I calmly looked over the bill and said “That’s great, but could you just remove the mini bar and film for me as I’m a Royal Ambassador”. A few seconds later a new bill...

>New York – London in British Airways New Club WorldAnd there it was… the early alarm that said “Holiday’s over”. Well… not quite. Normally when I fly back from the US, I take an evening flight and make use of the flat bed to get a good night’s kip....