ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Breaking Through the Five Million Mile Threshold in Style
Mar 28, 2016, 7:36 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
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BRAVO!!! Thank you for another excellent report! Please don't ever stop, many of us enjoy your narrative more than you know.
Congrats on 5MM, that's quite an accomplishment and even more so in the varied and interesting way you've done it!
Congrats on 5MM, that's quite an accomplishment and even more so in the varied and interesting way you've done it!
Mar 29, 2016, 2:31 am
#22
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Programs: AA 2MM - PLT, BA GGL, SPG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,221
Nice report Mr 2A.
Good to see you back in a CX F cabin again. I've yet to fly EK but would like to try one day. The food looks to be a cut above CX but I have a real soft spot for CX crew in F.
Good to see you back in a CX F cabin again. I've yet to fly EK but would like to try one day. The food looks to be a cut above CX but I have a real soft spot for CX crew in F.
Mar 29, 2016, 4:00 am
#23
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: East Ester, Alaska
Programs: Alaska Million Miler, United Million Miler, Wyndham Rewards Diamond, Choice Hotels Diamond
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Given the variety of things keeping me busy this time of year, the past five weeks have been spent putting in an hour here and a couple of hours there getting this report completed, so to have finally installed the last of about 120 pictures yesterday evening was a wonderful feeling. Thank you one and all for having taken the time to stop by and check out this report in part or in its entirety.
It makes it that much more worth it when people do recognize the time and effort that go into a report of this scope. Thanks for your kind words, stu! They mean a lot.
Thank you, Beven!
Predominantly written reports like mine are old school and perhaps even a tad passé for most people at Flyertalk these days, so for my reports to even be mentioned on the same page as luminaries such as SFO777 and Daniel W is quite the compliment indeed. Thank you! ^
It's always nice to hear positive comments from an audience as well traveled as we have here at FlyerTalk. Thanks, gang!
Thank you, roadwarrior. Regardless of how they've been inspired, I would love to read the reports from anyone who decides to fly a quick around the world trip in First Class aboard airlines of CX and EK's caliber! As for my 5 million miles flown, it's certainly been a lot of fun!
Thanks, WT73 - all the more so coming from a fellow trip reporter of your caliber. Not being a regular visitor to the trip report forum, it appears I've missed the two reports referenced in your signature. I look forward to checking them out!
To be honest I don't have that many of these lengthy reports left in me but it is so very nice to hear that my style of reporting is appreciated here. Thanks, NoLaGent!
Music to my ears, Rob - Thank you! I would love to have flown into Houston but Alaska had no available seats in any class out of there to SEA/FAI until three days after I would have arrived. Thankfully I was able to call Alaska's partner desk and get the last leg switched over to SFO where same day connecting seats were available.
I will have three hours between trains at PDX in the first half of April. Perhaps we can get together then. PM me if you'll be in town and I'll send you the particulars.
Thank you, Moomba! I hear you on those First Class cabin crew on CX. They are consistently excellent.
Originally Posted by Beven12S
Nobody does trip reports better.
Originally Posted by mike&co
Are you forgetting about SFO 777 and Daniel W. In any event, a first class report brilliantly presented with excellent pics. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Originally Posted by rudycantfail0
Brilliant trip report! Thanks for putting the time in. I enjoyed the whole thing!
Originally Posted by RTW4
Absolutely fantastic. It was as if I were on the plane as well....
Originally Posted by blather
Sweet, another Seat2A report!
Originally Posted by FTN1898
Fantastic read, thank you!
Originally Posted by LivelyFL
I love you camera angles in your pics. I just might borrow a few.
Originally Posted by MadMoon
Congrats! Great report, thank you very much!
Originally Posted by roadwarrior
Thank you for an awesome read. TR's like this are truly inspirational. And congratulations on reaching your Five Million Miles. Wow, some of us have a long way to go.
Originally Posted by worldtraveller73
Congratulations to your achievement and my thanks to you for your contributions to the forum. It certainly is an inspiration. . .
Originally Posted by NoLaGent
BRAVO!!! Thank you for another excellent report! Please don't ever stop, many of us enjoy your narrative more than you know.
Originally Posted by rob_flies_ua
I for one appreciate reading your reports and not just seeing a bunch of pictures. Out of curiosity, initially it sounded like you'd be going via IAH, and somehow ended up going via SFO?
Originally Posted by opushomes
Well written once again. I do enjoy your writing and the short visits to PDX.
Originally Posted by Moomba
Good to see you back in a CX F cabin again. I've yet to fly EK but would like to try one day. The food looks to be a cut above CX but I have a real soft spot for CX crew in F.
Last edited by Seat 2A; Mar 29, 2016 at 1:55 pm
Mar 29, 2016, 1:31 pm
#28
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ANC
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Every time I read one of your trip reports, Seat 2A, I develop an almost overwhelming urge to book a ticket on the next plane going *anywhere* that's Outside.
Thank you for taking us along on another great adventure.
Thank you for taking us along on another great adventure.
Mar 29, 2016, 6:12 pm
#29
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: LHR, DFW, J Cabins WorldWide
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Amazing report as always, thanks for the great read! ^