Derick

Business & Leisure
July 5 SFO-LHR UA 930
July 17 AMS-ORD-SFO UA 909/149

mtbaker

Atlantis Cruise (Barcelona - Rome):

7/3 UA 966 IAD - FCO
7/4 Alitalia FCO - BCN
7/14 UA 967 FCO - IAD

MegatopLover

San Francisco for Fourth of July
July 3 DL 115 ATL-SFO J
Staying with a Friend
July 6 DL 1072 SFO-ATL F
Using PMU's to confirm upgrade on usually Medallion-heavy holiday flights.

DC for CLE with Bryan Garner and Justice Scalia
July 24 DL 822 ATL-DCA Y
The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown
July 27 DL 825 DCA-ATL Y


Bangkok for Labor Day
25 Aug DL 117 ATL-LAX J
25 Aug SQ 37 LAX-SIN J
27 Aug SQ 970 SIN-BKK Y (authorized for J)
The Peninsula Bangkok
1 Sept SQ 973 BKK-SIN Y (authorized for J)
1 Sept SQ 38 SIN-LAX J
1 Sept DL 952 LAX-ATL F
Always excited about this hotel. Hopefully upgrades will clear. Decided not to go to Chiang Mai on this trip.

Markie

25-28 July - Amsterdam
22-25 August - Manchester for Pride
3-8 September - Berlin for Folsom Europe

eap

I've never been to New Zealand or Australia before, and am definitely looking forward to it. One week in Auckland is school related (and covering the cost of airfare). The rest is vacation.

Aug 12 BWI-LAX-SYD-CHC
Aug 24 CHC?-AKL [ Not sure; will likely book a one-way Pacific Blue ticket. ]
Aug 29 AKL-SYD
Sep 4 SYD-SFO-BWI

wanderlustFL

Aug_18 FLL LAS US Y (downgrade from F, no inventory available)
Aug_18 LAS LAX UA Y (Ted)
Aug_18 LAX SIN SQ 37 J
St Regis Singapore for 1 night

Aug_21 SIN DPS SQ 942 J
Oberoi, Seminyak for 3 nights
Chedi, Ubud for 3 nights

Aug_27 DPS SIN SQ 943 J
Mandarin Oriental for 2 nights

Aug_29 SIN BKK TG 414 J
Aug_29 BKK LAX TG 794 J
Sheraton LAX for 1 night

Aug_30 LAX IAD UA J (3-class 777)
Aug_30 IAD FLL UA Y (Ted)

Ouy Vey, what hassles with this itinerary. First SQ cancelled my original outbound flight, and moved me back a day (which completely messed up my domestic connections to LAX). Then my return domestic flight was also cancelled and that became a headache. Finally, TG sharply cut back on service to the US, which threatened but ultimately has not impacted (yet) my return trip.

JonnieB

July 2 WN3155 OAK-SNA
July 2 WN895 SNA-OAK

July 3 US2780 OAK-PHX
July 3 US493 PHX-DEN
July 6 US287 DEN-PHX
July 6 US623 PHX-OAK

July 21 UA176 SFO-BOS
July 25 UA173 BOS-SFO

Aug 8 UA452 OAK-DEN
Aug 10 UA505 DEN-OAK

Aug 29 UA374 SFO-AUS
Sep 1 UA1159 AUS-DEN
Sep 1 UA761 DEN-OAK

Sep 20 UA59 SFO-KOA
Sep 25 HA147 KOA-HNL
Sep 28 UA72 HNL-SFO

MegatopLover

Nice milestone birthday trip, WanderlustFL. I've spent three of my last four birthdays in Bali, starting with my 30th. That milestone was the reason for going the first time. The reason for going back was how much Mr. Megatop and I loved it. Enjoy!

exc3ll

A trip finallly...

Sept 17 - LAX-HKG CX J
Sept 21 - HKG-NRT CX J
Oct 1 - NRT-LAX JL J
Going around Japan, will be mostly in Kyoto. Would be nice to meet some fellow FTers. Cheers.

Just added another trip.

Aug14 - LAX-MIA AA
Aug18 - MIA-LAX AA

wanderlustFL

Thanks MegatopLover. BTW, I read your trip report on your most recent Bali/Thailand/Singapore excursion. Wonderfully done. Sets a high standard for us all.

My partner has never been to Asia, and I only to Hong Kong for business. So we are very excited. I am a bit sad that we are only transiting through BKK as a brief stop on our way home. Eventually I would love to visit Thailand too.

You mentioned in that report you had stayed at the Chedi on your first visit to the island. Did you enjoy the hotel? How about Seminyak, did you enjoy that locale? Any other words of wisdom you care to share that you have not already documented in that report (Bali or Singapore)?

Thanks for any advice you can provide.

Michael899

Need a bit of vacation--so decided to head to my first EuroPride in Stockholm...

7/26: DEN-MUC-ARN (LH)
7/30: ARN-CPH-LHR (SAS)
7/31: LHR-SFO (UA)
8/1: SJC-DEN (UA)

MegatopLover

We did stay at the Chedi Club at Tanah Gajah for my birthday in May 2006. We loved it. The service might even have been better there than at the FS Sayan, principally because our personal butlers were excellent-- perfectly attentive service without being overbearing and very thoughtful. Mr. Megatop mentioned it was my birthday to them when we were going out to dinner and they had a very nice surprise waiting for us when we got back. The property is beautiful and very quiet. If you get up early one morning with jetlag or something and the light is just right for photographs, snap 'em then, as the light might not be as good one another morning. (I made that mistake.) You may find the irrigation canal just outside the main gate interesting too. More generally, despite the distance, I would recommend going to Uluwatu Temple at the southern tip of Bali for sunset and a traditional Balinese dance-- the setting is spectacular. Just be prepared for how big a place Bali is and how long it can take to get around. Oh, and take the warnings about the theiving monkeys at Uluwatu seriously. Finally, I'd strongly encourage pre-booking a driver such as DewaMarco or his cousin.

In Singapore, it's all about food food food to me. And shopping. And pleasant archictecture. And cute boys-- especially if you like Asian boys in glasses. Gay bars and clubs are something we haven't really gotten the hang of there, as the spots we've hit have varied between creepy UFO expat joints and insular Singaporean places. I could use some recommendations on that point, actually.

Enjoy the trip! You have a lot to look forward to. Although Suvarnabhumi Airport won't give you much of a taste, I have a feeling BKK will be firmly planted on your "Next Destination" list.

Glad you liked my Trip Report. Hopefully it will be useful to you in planning, etc.

jimyvr

29aug08 Co248 Yvr - Iah
30aug08 Co1623 Iah - Msy

01sep08 Co1547 Msy - Iah
01sep08 Co289 Iah - Yvr

joene

Beijing (visting friends) and Shanghai (exploring the city)

July 25 Seoul (ICN) - Beijing (PEK) KE 853 19:00 - 20:05

either July 27 (evening) or July 28 (morning) PEK - SHA flight to be booked

July 29 Shanghai (SHA) - Seoul (GMP) KE2816 18:15 - 21:10

Excited!

frollo123

Vegas baby!
26Jul08 DL129 JFK-LAS
29Jul08 DL626 LAS-JFK

Southern Decadence!
27Aug08 US3137 JFK-CLT
27Aug08 US3207 CLT-MSY
02Sep08 US1248 MSY-DCA
02Sep08 US2168 DCA-LGA

Pittsburgh for Christmas
24Dec08 US3933 EWR-PIT
30Dec08 US3356 PIT-LGA