Comments on: San Francisco – day 0 (getting there)

By: Recent Reading - Roo Reynolds

Recent Reading - Roo Reynolds — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:14:07 +0000

[...] Experiences, Mil Millington – nearly as funny as the other one. (And it seems I last read this one on a trip to San Francisco in December 2006. I knew blogging my reading habits would be good for something.) September 5, [...]

By: Richard G Brown

Richard G Brown — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:29:27 +0000

Weird… thought I’d replied to this!

“You fancy pants Londoners and your Upper Class transatlantic flying experience. There’s a Premium Economy as well right? Is that just legroom?”

Premium Economy is nice (a bit more booze, a bit more legroom, a quieter cabin, chance to sit upstairs on osme 747s, etc) but I wouldn’t spend my own money on it.

Upper Class, however, is just a totally different world. I still wouldn’t spend my own money on it but it makes a sufficient difference to the flying experience (and one’s ability to be productive at the other end) that my usual meek self disappears when I think there is a sniff of being allowed to book it!

By: Roo

Roo — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:58:24 +0000

Thanks everyone. I've not been getting time to blog, but have at least been taking a few more photos here and there.

By: Torley

Torley — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:08:38 +0000

I haven’t been on a plane in so long. I’m looking forward to it again, oddly enough (my ears are sensitive to pressure and I can’t stand cramps on long flights, and the food is often questionable, but… I love airports and hotels!).

On the Nirvana music tip, maybe you’ve seen this before, but in case you haven’t:

http://www.howsyourworld.com/2006/08/nevermind.html

By: minifig

minifig — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:52:46 +0000

Hmm, some nice music. You’re right that Hope There’s Someone is the best thing on I am a Bird Now, if not out of his entire canon. With you on the Audiobullys. They seem like the sort of thing that people that love Popworld, and think they’re cool, would like. Pants.

Oh, and Nick Drake and Nirvana – a winning combination!

By: Roo

Roo — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:45:28 +0000

You fancy pants Londoners and your Upper Class transatlantic flying experience. There’s a Premium Economy as well right? Is that just legroom?

I did at manage a bulkhead seat on the way over, which made a difference (especially given I’m 6’4″). I’ll try fluttering my eyelashes a bit harder or something.

By: Richard G Brown

Richard G Brown — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:32:22 +0000

VS19 (and VS20 on the return) are Virgin’s two best routes….. you *have* to find a way to do the return leg in style. Upper Class on either of those routes is just magical.

Can’t you mortgage a room in your flat or dig out some embarrassing material on your manager or something?! Get that upgrade!