Lucas and I got seated in first class for the return flight!

I guess I can't argue that direct marketers know this kind of B.S. will encourage people to open up the crap. Even I did a double take, because I'm actually expecting some material from Countrywide (this was not it). Face it, people--first class is first class. The post office did not "rush" this envelope just because someone wrote some options on the label and checked one of them. See the upper right box? That's the only part the post office cares about--and so should you.

In first class, the fully reclining seats are 21" wide with 55" pitch (distance between the back of your seat and the back of the seat in front of you).

There are three preset memory positions: Relax, Comfort & Take Off. Then similar to a car, the multicontour power seat can be adjusted in five positions for personalized comfort. The elevating foot & leg rests make any flight relaxing

As consumers, we've allowed the airlines to degrade us to air freight & cargo shipping. Perhaps memory seats and 55" pitch exceed a conventional coach fare. But on this same flight, coach seats are only 17.7" wide with 32" pitch!

Evolution of the average domestic airline seat width:

1960s coach standard – 17"

1970s coach standard – 18"

1990s coach standard – 18.5"

2000s coach standard – 16.5"

That's nuts! The airlines are literally squeezing us at every turn.

On the train from Worcester to London

Original as-delivered First Class cabin on the Airbus Industrie A330-200.

That's Nancy in Suite 2K.

Gourmet in First-class airplane cabin

Strangely, the rest of the plane was 100% full

Gourmet in First-class airplane cabin

ANA First Class NH008 SFO-NRT

Lufthansa First Class menu onboard LH797 HKG-FRA

Gourmet in First-class airplane cabin

This trip was to visit a friend whom was already in Bangkok, Thailand. To get to Bangkok, I used United MileagePlus redemption.

TRIP DETAILS:

ANA 777-300 First Class San Fransisco - Tokyo, Japan (SFO-NRT)

THAI International Airways A380 First Class Tokyo - Bangkok, Thailand (NRT-BKK)

Total United mileage redemption was only 90,000 miles!

Japanese Appetizer box. From top left to bottom right:

"Sake" Poached Lobster Julienne

Abalone Julienne

Stuffed Sea Urchin with Yuba Crepe

Vinegared Seaweed with Yam Sauce

Oshi Suchi / Boiled Green Soybean

Roasted Duck Breast / Spicy Cod Roe in Cucumber Boat

Fillet of Sea-bream Roll "Sashimi" Style

香港機場國泰航空頭等貴賓室 - 寰宇堂

Caviar Service

Taken with the amazing Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS camera.

This camera is really awesome. So awesome, you should buy one right now from Amazon ($172 as of December '11).

This trip was to visit a friend whom was already in Bangkok, Thailand. To get to Bangkok, I used United MileagePlus redemption.

TRIP DETAILS:

ANA 777-300 First Class San Fransisco - Tokyo, Japan (SFO-NRT)

THAI International Airways A380 First Class Tokyo - Bangkok, Thailand (NRT-BKK)

Total United mileage redemption was only 90,000 miles!

I know, my third breakfast of the day, but like the first one, I just picked at this

下はシートポケット。普通のシートだと前の席についてるやつですね。機内誌とか通販カタログとか安全のしおりみたいなのとか入ってて、スリッパとか寝る時用のマットとかも入ってます。

The First Class cabin

This trip was to visit a friend whom was already in Bangkok, Thailand. To get to Bangkok, I used United MileagePlus redemption.

TRIP DETAILS:

ANA 777-300 First Class San Fransisco - Tokyo, Japan (SFO-NRT)

THAI International Airways A380 First Class Tokyo - Bangkok, Thailand (NRT-BKK)

Total United mileage redemption was only 90,000 miles!

complimentary boar's head turkey wrap with chips, fresh fruit, and a 500 calorie cookie.