3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (173+ words) The views coming into Greenland were majestic on my United Airlines flight to Nuuk. Greenland is fairly desolate, but quite mountainous and some mountains are covered in snow. As we descended, I did not know quite what to expect, though…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) With the summer winding down, I’m heading back to Germany to pick up the kids, but I’m taking a rather scenic routing via Greenland, finally checking off a bucket list destination. For years (going back to 2017) I’ve talked about going…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (958+ words) I love Greece. The country is beautiful, the people are lovely, and the cuisine is my favorite in Europe. But Greece in the summer? No way. No thank you. And this scene from Crete explains exactly why. A viral video…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (765+ words) SWISS is getting creative as Zurich Airport prepares for a years-long reconstruction of Dock A, opening an entirely new lounge building near Dock B in early 2027. It will house separate Business and Senator Lounges, offer more space than the current…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) With passport control taking far less time than expected, I had enough time to head into Lisbon for coffee, brunch, and a short walk around the city before my afternoon flight to Frankfurt. With plenty of time to spare after…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (473+ words) I was bracing for a mess when I arrived in Lisbon and had to enter the Schengen Area using the new Entry/Exit System (EES). Instead, the entire process took about five minutes. After arriving in Lisbon on TAP Air…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1154+ words) Air France has now publicly denied that it closed the sauna in its Paris Charles de Gaulle lounge because passengers were engaging in sexual activity inside. Fair enough, but I stand by what I reported: that is what an Air…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) I decided to fly home from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles via Washington Dulles, Lisbon, and Frankfurt…as one does. The reason: to fly on a very special Lufthansa aircraft one more time. To be honest, I wanted to fly via…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (877+ words) I’ve stayed in, or at least visited, some unusual aviation-themed hotels and restaurants over the years, but somehow this one escaped my radar: a new hotel in Malaysia has transformed not one, but two historic Boeing 747s into luxury hotel suites....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) For this week’s Minute Review, we take a look at the aging yet resilient product onboard the LATAM 787-9 business class. Recognizing that I’m a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to writing out reviews and even blogging, I’ve introduced…...