About My Travel Experiences
Thank you for visiting my travel blog! I'm excited to share some essential air travel tips along with context about my experiences and perspectives on travel. Living in the United States, reaching many destinations in a reasonable timeframe often necessitates air travel, and through my journeys, I've picked up valuable insights that I believe can benefit others.
Growing up in eastern Washington state, my earliest memories of flying stem from trips to Utah to visit family, which became a regular adventure. As a result, my mother wisely enrolled me in my first frequent flyer membership back in 1994 when I was just 2 years old. I associate the joy of vacations with flying, and even as time goes on, the excitement of travel continues to inspire me.
Although I primarily fly Delta due to my childhood location and current circumstances, I've experienced a variety of airlines and look forward to adding new options like Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, and Saudia to my list soon. You may not find flight reviews for all my journeys, either because they were from long ago or might seem redundant. In addition to flights, my travel blog will feature reviews about rail travel, including Westbahn, Deutsche Bahn ICE, Amtrak's Acela, and Saudi Arabian Railways, with more to come. I will also provide overviews of public transit systems in notable cities and airport profiles for those I've flown to or through. Enjoy!
Quick facts about me:
- Washington state native, currently residing in Utah
- Home airport growing up: Spokane (GEG)
- Home airport nowadays: Salt Lake City (SLC) and Provo (PVU)
- Have flown international business class...once, on SAS (which I loved)
- Favorite Economy seat: aisle or window in Exit Row (with recline)
- Favorite airliners (so far): Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777-300ER for long-haul; Airbus A321neo/LR and Boeing 767-400ER/757 for mid- to long-range; Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jets for short-medium flights
- Cards of choice: Visa Chase Sapphire Preferred and American Express Delta Reserve
- Most often fly on Delta Air Lines (SkyMiles member since 1994), with experiences on AeroMexico, Air France, Alaska, Allegiant, American, America West, Azores Airlines, Breeze, Compass, EasyJet, Endeavor, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon Air, JetBlue, KLM, Norse Atlantic, SAS, SATA International, SkyWest, Southwest, Spirit, TAP Air Portugal, United, US Airways, and ZipAir Tokyo
- Notable train services used: Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, Eurostar, Thalys, Lumo, Transpennine Express, Caledonian Sleeper, OBB Railjet and Railjet Express, RENFE Euromed, Flytoget, Amtrak Northeast Regional, JR Central Nozomi Shinkansen, Amtrak Empire service, Comboios de Portugal Alfa Pendular, Oresundstag, Amtrak Lincoln service, Danske Statsbaner, Trenitalia, SNCF inOui TGV and TER, Ouigo, Amtrak Texas Eagle
- 6'3" tall; if I can fly in Economy from California to Copenhagen in comfort, so can you.