Tag Archives: sfo

25
Mar 10

Near Instantaneous Trans Atlantic Travel

Posted on 25th March 2010 by Gary

I’ve been tracking my journeys again and in doing so appear to have discovered the secret of near instantaneous trans Atlantic travel. Apart from the sporadic bad GPS locks, watch as I travel from home to the Yahoo! campus in … Continue reading →

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25
Mar 10

Mental Note to Self

Posted on 25th March 2010 by Gary

I’d been told that the lesser spotted flight upgrade does happen. But despite travelling the Heathrow to San Francisco route on British Airways roughly once every three months for the best part of four years, despite knowing at least three … Continue reading →

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08
Feb 10

The Airport Security Ritual

Posted on 8th February 2010 by Gary

Post 9/11, post the Shoe Bomber and and post, for want of a better description, the Pants Bomber I’ve had to travel to the United States in the aftermath of a security incident and have had the dubious privilege of … Continue reading →

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30
Oct 09

Avis: They’re Trying Harder

Posted on 30th October 2009 by Gary

It’s probably due to the amount of time I’ve spent in the States this year but I seem to be more and more incensed by the crap customer service that companies in the UK seem to think that their customers … Continue reading →

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Sep 09

Paperless Boarding Passes

Posted on 4th September 2009 by Gary

Now that the so called smart phones, such as the BlackBerry, the Nokia N series and the iPhone, are becoming more and more ubiquitous, so airlines are ramping up their paperless or electronic boarding pass programs. I came across this … Continue reading →

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