An overview and links to coverage of my trip to New York, Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles via a mix of international business class flights and long distance trains.
first class (train)
Coast Starlight Day 2 – California
The second day aboard the Coast Starlight – having crossed into California overnight, we still had a long way down to Los Angeles!
Coast Starlight Day 1: Washington and Oregon
The first day aboard the coast Starlight, working our way from Seattle, WA to Klamath Falls, OR.
First class on the Coast Starlight
An overview of my ‘roomette’ and the amenities available to sleeper car passengers on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight service, including the Pacific Parlour Car.
Twin Virgins – Little Red LHR-EDI and East Coast EDB-KGX
Trip report on Virgin’s services between London and Edinburgh, both plane and train.
Trip Report: A Californian status run – LHR/SAN/LAX/SFO, and half a dozen hotels.
In-depth report of my push for HHonors Gold and BA Silver, starting 2013 by hotel-hopping and tier-point running around California. Covers first class train travel in the UK, BA longhaul in premium economy and business, AA domestic first class in the US, various Hiltons, and sightseeing in three cities.
Trip Report: One Seat, two classes: BA LGW to FCO in ET and CE (first taste of club!)
Flyertalk report of my trip to Assisi: standard class rail in the UK, economy and business flights between London and Rome, the BA lounge at FCO, and first class rail travel in Italy.