Monthly Archives: February 2014

Sunset over San Diego

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A Need for Speed: American Airlines Flagship Lounge Chicago O’Hare

After clearing customs, I took the people mover from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 to catch my flight to Los Angeles.  My flight to Los Angeles was delayed due to high winds at O’Hare, giving me plenty of time to … Continue reading

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A Need for Speed: American Airlines Business Class Düsseldorf to Chicago

My upgrade from Düsseldorf to Chicago fortuitously cleared.  In writing this trip report, however, I discovered that I’m missing most of my photos from Big Ben to this picture of our 767 in Germany, as well as those taken on … Continue reading

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Düsseldorf

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A Need for Speed: American Airlines Flagship Lounge New York

I wagered on clearing my upgrade to London and lost.  (I successfully “won” in September 2012 on a similar-looking trip to Dublin on American Airlines.)  While the 777-300ER has a new plane smell to it, that’s about the only thing … Continue reading

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A Need for Speed: Introduction

In late August, cheap fares to Dublin returned, so I picked one up in anticipation of working on my American Executive Platinum requalification.  As I was packing flights into my fall schedule, I wound up scheduling this trip the day … Continue reading

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Santa Barbara

As I mentioned, I visited Santa Barbara, overnighting there before heading south on Amtrak to Los Angeles. Before catching the train, I had to return my rental car to the Hertz office at SBA.  The new terminal’s nice.

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The Pacific Coast Highway

In September, I decided to drive from Oakland to Santa Barbara, mostly along CA-1 from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara.

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Hyatt Regency SFO

I had a visit to San Francisco where I chose to stay at the Hyatt Regency SFO.  It’s a short walk from the Burlingame Caltrain station.  While it only sees weekend service, this was fine for my purposes. As I … Continue reading

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Seattle

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