OMG These Seats Are HUGE!
Unbelievably huge. Little living room huge! So big that there are no overhead bins – each suite has an ottoman under which you put your larger bag, and then a…
Our Bird Is Here
Tail B-KPL, Cathay’s special “oneworld” liveried aircraft. It’s one of the few that have the refreshed Cathay First class cabins. It just keeps getting better and better. Standby for interior…
First Class Lounge
We’re at O’Hare! Check-in at the Cathay First Class queue was a breeze. We have been assigned suites 1K and 2K, two window seats right behind each other. Estrella, out…
Hot Towel Contest!
Like a wet t-shirt contest, but not.Just for fun, we’re going to run a contest during the trip. Guess the number of hot towels that both Jeff and I…
It’s Time!
Wow, the day has finally arrived! A trip we’ve been planning for nearly a year, and it has all come together for this moment. At 3:00p tomorrow we depart. …
First pic!
Taken this morning from our kitchen. The zoom on the camera is terrific! You like? We’re just 63 days away from departure.
Taking Photos on a Big. Important. Trip.
Gosh this weighs on your mind in strange ways. Definitely a first world problem, but a consideration nonetheless. For years now, both Jeff and I have been big fans…
Whirling Dervishes
The Whirling Dervishes are a part of the Sufi branch of Islam, known for its mysticism and asceticism. Scholars of Sufism have defined it in many different ways throughout the…
The Guidebooks Have Arrived!
They’ve arrived! Already have broken into them and we’re both getting very excited – the trip is now just over 100 days away!
2013 Around The World, October 30-November 16, 2013
Ahoy there! Phileas Phogg did it in 80 days — we did it in just 18. And in First Class, no balloons necessary. Follow along while we visit Hong…