I just wanted to say a heart felt thank you for all who post reports on this forum. I log in and read your reports on a daily basis, sometimes twice a day! I have been to Europe twice and travel domestically a lot. I do not think I will ever get to travel first class on some of the wonderful airlines you write reports on. My only experience is reading and looking at your photos. Even from that I share in your excitement for taking and writing about your trips. I feel lucky that I get to travel and much as I do and I can only imagine others who do not travel at all must also feel privileged to be able to access your reports. Again, thank you for taking the time to write your reports!

lol u wot m8?
Everything you read on here is just a thinly veiled "look at me I'm cool I flew First Herpderp Class thread" LMAO.

Most TR's consist of nothing but photos of food at the airport, food in the lounges, food on the plane, shots of their legs & shoes, plane seats, hotel rooms... the list goes on.
Seriously all these "intrepid globetrotters" do is EAT! Do they do anything other than EAT?? It's funny when some even have the audacity to complain about how small and uncomfortable the seats are (stop eating).

Where is the real sense of adventure?
Get a backpack, get your hands dirty, go on a multi-day hike, get explosive diarrhea, recover... of course, stay in tiny villages, help out with something, meet new people make new connections, experience something epic, trek up a mountain or volcano, spend time exploring stuff that DOES involve leaving the cushy comfort of the flashiest most pretentious hotel rooms.

What's the point in going from one city to another only to stay in nice places, eat at overrated restaurants and wander around the CBD - when many of them can do that where they come from anyway? Trip reports should include other stuff like what they actually did on that trip or are they too tight to actually fork out real money to pay for something rather than use miles/rewards points etc.
Very few on Flyertalk have actually posted a TR that I've enjoyed reading. I worked for an airline for 18yrs and never felt as though I'd actually BEEN places, despite traveling far and wide! I merely just 'stayed over' then left without being able to do what I had been itching to do the whole time.
LOL.

Well at 130lbs I am bigger then I was when I raced in college, but I didn't know you felt that way . I am sorry that competing in Masters World Championships of Rowing was boring to you: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...rbus-home.html

OP......any time, glad to know someone other then the friends I E-mail the link(s) to read these things. Cheers!

Wow TourettesPax - It must be absolutely terrible to have someone force you to read all of these TRs!

I for one quite like reading about some aspirational travel. Given that most of my flying is domestic or international in Y, I like at least *reading* about that caviar

You're welcome, djvand. I'm glad you've enjoyed reading them and I hope someday you'll be able to write a few yourself. Happy travels!

+1000 IMO one of the very best parts of FT ^

agreed! we are lucky at FT to have some of the best writers around (SFO777, eightblack, and Seat 2A come to mind).

keep writing in 2014, and i'll keep reading!

Thanks djvand, very happy to hear people like our contributions for the forum.
And never say never about F class travel, yes some might do it more often than others, that's money.
However, you can learn plenty on FT, be it via miles earning, mistake fares, credit cards, gift cards, there are plenty of ways to get there.
Just be willing to put your time in and contribute and you can also get there.

Most of us took awhile before we flew our first premium fares.


Oh come on, everyone has to eat
I dont know if it's pointed at me seeing I tend to eat alot for my TRs, but I'm sure everyone ate more while going through in their late teens into the early 20s, then vs. when they are in the 50s and 60s.

I for example like to photo alot of things, it's just my style, but it also gives an impression to other readers later what an expectation they should have if flying a said product/seat.


Adventure can be input in different thoughts for everyone, food adventure, travel adventure, even sex adventure in BKK (if that's your thing)
What one might see as an adventure can be inherently boring to others, I for one don't see getting diarrhea as an adventure

For example, I for one like to drive fast like 100 mp/h +, I see that as a thrill and adventure, but if I do that in inner-city, chances are I will kill someone and go to jail.
Also, consider people's age/health when it comes to adventures, I might cause my dad to have a heart attack if I drag him to go come a volcano.

PS. Miles/Reward Point, most of the forums are named for the said programs, so that is a inescapable you will have to face


+1, not every TR is of interest for everyone, there is no "one" method to write a great TR and certainly no one is forcing anyone to read it either.
We all have our style, be it via writing, photos, videos, humor or by any other means.

The wealth of the TR section of FT is the diversity of styles with the common denominator of travel. I'm personally equally fascinated by the work of SFO777 and hauteboy, as paradigm of the variety we all can enjoy here. At the end of the day the bipolar traveller in me feels either indulging in some luxury or hit roughly the road in the time of a click.

Always flown first class on Delta but I have my first trip with American flying up front the end of this month to MIA, connecting in ORD from CMH. I sure hope the weather improves by then or I will be asking for your help to find a way to Florida to leave on a cruise. Luckily I am flying down the day before but with this weather flights have been cancelled for two days in a row!

This forum is the best part of Flyertalk. I enjoy both the First class extravaganza and the crazies travelling to Congo or Somaliland. Different forms of aspirational travel if you ask me.

I would like to add on that it is not easy to write a trip report which you got to spend a significant amount of time editing the photos, select them, uploading and crafting your stories. So a big thanks to you guys for your effort! ^^

I'm not travelling as much as I did a decade ago and I miss it. The night before - packing/repacking, cramming/research/printing of the sights and experiences I want to partake in, even the rush of getting to the airport or making a connection on time.

I don't know if I appreciate more the TRs of places that are familiar to me, lounges I've seen before; or reading about the destinations which still await.

Anyhows, to those who take the time and make the significant effort to amuse and entertain, thank you.

And I'll keep reading, with equal measure of delight and, envy.

I do really appreciate the reports as well, although it does take a tiny bit of fun out of experiencing the products myself since I know what to expect

I love reading trip reports. I too have also noticed the majority of photos consist of food but who cares, just scroll down quicker to some non-food shots haha.