While I did clock up a lot of travel over the course of 2017, it was a quieter year overall. Of course "quiet" is relative. Here's a visual overview of my travel in 2017: Since I tend to fly mostly with Air France / KLM a lot of my flights get routed either through Paris or Amsterdam. I spent the tail end of 2016 in the US and started 2017 with my annual trip to … [Read more...] about 2017 Travel
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A Mixed Bag of Experiences With Delta & Air France Customer Service
I spent the first two weeks of 2015 in Las Vegas attending CES and then NamesCon. After over two weeks I was looking forward to going home. I was "done". I was meant to be flying Las Vegas - JFK - Dublin, leaving Vegas Friday morning and arriving into Dublin the following morning. Unfortunately, as can happen, there were weather issues at JFK which led to flights destined … [Read more...] about A Mixed Bag of Experiences With Delta & Air France Customer Service
Air France Surprise and Delight Me Via Twitter
I fly with Air France and other airlines that are part of the SkyTeam alliance. I like Air France, but sometimes they screwup. And when they do and you're on the receiving end of the screwup it can be really really frustrating. However they have been really doing a fantastic job with handling customer service issues via Twitter. A few weeks ago I realised that Air France … [Read more...] about Air France Surprise and Delight Me Via Twitter
Aer Lingus iPhone App
I'm flying to Brussels tomorrow morning with Aer Lingus. If I was flying with any other airline I'd probably have checked in online by now, but Aer Lingus' online checkin system is horrible. So I thought I'd try out their iPhone app to see if it was any better. It's not. It's almost worse. To start with there is no way to "login" with your Aer Lingus account. The … [Read more...] about Aer Lingus iPhone App
Air Boss Rocks!
Image by blacknight via FlickrAs I mentioned before Christmas, I was looking into carry on bags.In the end I opted for the Red Oxx Air Boss and added the laptop bag as well.I got to try it out properly this week when I was over in Brussels.Packing 4 days worth of clothes and various other bits and bobs into the bag wasn't an issue and the shoulder straps on both the main bag … [Read more...] about Air Boss Rocks!