Upper deck on the Airbus A380 operated by Thai Airways

First Class meal from Boston to Los Angeles. Choice was Ravioli or Chicken Breast with vegetables. The plate looks messy!

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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Gourmet in First-class airplane cabin

EK384 BKK-HKG

Warm nuts and drink prior to meal service in United First Class from Portland, Oregon to Denver, Colorado.

Restricted leg room in first class seat 3A on the 767-400. Picked up some Dunkin' Donuts for my friend from ATL since we don't have them in California!!

A couple of picks from the fruit basket - onboard Singapore Airlines First Class from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita

Seen paused at Reading before proceeding onto Bournemouth. This train had started it's journey at Manchester Piccadilly

NYC to Milan. March 2013.

Domestic First Class onboard the Boeing 757 from Atlanta to LAX

DXB-HKG via BKK

Gourmet in First-class airplane cabin

Houston to Fort Lauderdale breakfast in First Class.

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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Freshly brewed coffee

CX494 HKG-TPE

Lunch in First Class: cheeseburger, minestrone soup and salad

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Suite 2F

Breakfast in First Class on Delta from FLL to LAX

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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香港機場國泰航空頭等貴賓室 - 寰宇堂

First Class from Seattle to Los Angeles

Onboard CX376 DUS-HKG

Lufthansa new First Class cabin on the Airbus A340-600

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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British Airways First Class Lounge in T5

First Class Seats on Virgin America. This aircraft was still not fitted with the bulkhead walls and all IFE and seat features were not functioning. Bummer.

Relaxing cabin light set after the meal.

SUPERB FIRST CLASS SERVICE.. was 1 of 3 passangers..other 2 were sleeping so I had 2 flight attendants to myself for 2 hours!

Champagne

- Champagne Armour De Deutz Brut 2002

CX401 TPE-HKG

The Singapore Girl is not real - she is made of cardboard. But a real one came out pretty sharpish when she saw me taking a photo.

Onboard a Boeing 737-900 equipped with LiveTV from Houston to Fort Lauderdale. The menu looks different than what is offered on Delta, and Continental's LiveTV has a lot more channels.

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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Thanks everyone, I am sure its an immature brown-headed cowbird as D Welch pointed out "look at them feet" here is another photo of one www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/832089115/

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Desserts: Warm Chocolate Peanut Tart with White Chocolate Sorbet and Banana Sauce, created by SQ International Culinary Panel Chef, Alfred Portale.

Portale is a chef at famed New York restaurant, the Gotham Bar and Grill, which has won numerous award: One Michelin Star, 3 Star award from the New York Times, and 3 James Beard awards, including Outstanding Restaurant and Outstanding Chef awards.

Needless to say, the dessert was absolutely superb. Shown here is Chef Achatz creating his signature masterpiece right on the table for diners.

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

A380 First Class Suite

Singapore - Zurich

LH797 HKG-FRA

Emirates First Class

Auckland, New Zealand - Melbourne, Australia

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Not the best Bibimbap, but it is very delicious. While living in Australia, I was introduced to the Australian version of Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai food, which are hugely popular there. We eat Bibimbap during work lunch and it is like a ritual; and every weekend we would crave for Korean hot pot.

I would have to say that my best experience of Vietnamese, Thai and Korean food are found in Australia. Personally, I think they outshine the dishes in their countries of origin, based on my experiences during several trips.