Business class, for most travel within Europe, is essentially economy with an unoccupied seat next to you. The seats are the same 3 x 3 as in the economy section, but the middle seat is blocked. A nice exception to that and a pleasant surprise was Turkish Airlines. I had a nice, wide, leather seat, […]
Trips
Sarajevo April 2025
In the fall of 2024, I began planning a trip that involved a guided tour of the country of Georgia. I then began searching for airline frequent flyer mile deals. I ultimately found an interesting flight combination where I could start my trip with three days in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and […]
Travel back to the U.S.
On our departure day on Tuesday, we had to vacate our Airbnb by 10am. But our flight was not until 1:25 pm. Since we had plenty of time, we decided to spend an entire €1,06 for both of us to get to the airport on public transportation. We took tram 11 just a few steps […]
Back to Zagreb
Sunday was Flixbus day again, this time a scheduled 4 hours and 15 minutes from Budapest to Zagreb. We walked two blocks from our Airbnb to the stop for Tram 49. The yellow tram arrived right on schedule. We wheeled our luggage onto the tram, and about 20 minutes later we were at our stop […]
Budapest
We had a four-night stay at Budapest. The location was absolutely perfect—centrally located, and about a five-minute walk to three different subway lines and multiple trams stops and bus stops. An Aldi was a five-minute walk. Dinner our first night was at a restaurant recommended by our host that was a short walk from the apartment. […]
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. Like Vienna, it is on the Danube River. Our hotel in Bratislava for two nights was not in the Old Town. Because we had a chance to use points, we picked this hotel that would have been a long walk to the Old Town but is right next to […]