>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 /...

>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...

>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...

>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...

The morning after I used my AA miles to book Hong Kong – Tokyo – Tahiti – Tokyo – Hong Kong, I received a 1 liner email from AA saying “Please contact AA regarding a problem with your booking”.I should point out that at this point that I had already booked...

Yup – I’ve made a few calls, and hey presto, Option 4 has now been booked!The route is:London – Hong Kong (BA First)Hong Kong – Tokyo (JAL Business)Tokyo – Tahiti (Air Tahiti Nui Business)Tahiti – Tokyo (Air Tahiti Nui Business)Tokyo – London (BA...