The $21,000 First Class Airplane Seat

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Steve Mays

Airborne palaces

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Steve Mays

“Passengers enter into a grand circular foyer adorned with cherry hardwood floors and walls sheathed in leather. The two main salons in the 2,400-square-foot interior are the dining and conference rooms, equipped with a row of coffee tables that, at the flick of a switch, rise and unfold into a long banquet table, and the main lounge featuring first-class-style, lay-flat armchairs, and twin divans that merge electrically into a daybed. The 40 passengers and 7 cabin crew can access WiFi for their iPads and laptops, and make calls on their smartphones over GSM, at any time and at any altitude. TV shows are streamed live via internet onto the five giant TV screens.”

“The converted twin-engine 787 can carry its privileged passengers nonstop between any two cities in the world, no matter the distance. For example, the 787 covers the 9,200 miles from Los Angeles to Dubai, a 17.5-hour journey, with fuel to spare.”

Meet the man who turns commercial jets into airborne palaces (Fortune)

Business Class. The only way to fly.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Steve Mays

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My brother travels often enough he occasionally gets an upgrade to Business Class. Happily reports he slept 11 of the 13 hour flight back from recent two week China trip. Think Gomer Pyle on Air Force One. Total miles traveled: 19,557

Destin, Florida

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Steve Mays

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Barb and Jan wrapping up ten day road trip with beach time in Destin, FL

Road Trip

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Steve Mays

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On Sunday I left Richmond, VA shortly before 6:00 a.m. and arrived in Jefferson City, MO (home) shortly after midnight. I made 15 minute stops for gas and food. I suppose it’s good to know I can still do a solo marathon like this if I have to but the last few hours were brutal. I was just eager to get home to Barb and the pups.

My brother and his wife are stateside for a year, and it was good to see them. Why didn’t I stay longer? They have jobs and nobody should have to have a house guest more than a couple of days.

I just don’t like to travel. Not by plane, train or automobile. Next long trip will probably be by air. Lesser evil.

The train is for misfits

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Steve Mays

I don’t know that Megan Koester’s train ride was any more hellish than mine, but she tells her story better.

I am a moron, which is why I recently spent 22 tedious hours traveling between Chicago and New York via Amtrak. Let me paint you, dear reader, a portrait of my mistake. […] The romanticism of the rails is dead. There is no beauty, no ceremony, in it. White, brown, and beige plastic covered every surface. Water sloshed in the sink of the filthy bathroom. The cutlery was plastic, the plates holding flavorless, overpriced turkey sandwiches made of paper. Artless photos of hot dogs and Pepsi products hung askew in the snack car.