Category: Travel Hacking

Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – Buenos Aires to NYC

by A Purple Life, posted in Reviews, Travel, Travel Hacking, Travel Reviews

The adventure continues! After a lovely 5 weeks in Buenos Aires, Argentina it was time to head back to the States and see family for the holidays. My flight to Argentina went way better than expected, and I was curious if I would experience the same amazing service on the return flight. I was also curious which seat configuration I would receive and how that would factor into the experience. So let’s see what happened! Continue reading “Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – Buenos Aires to NYC” →

Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – NYC to Buenos Aires

by A Purple Life, posted in Reviews, Travel, Travel Hacking, Travel Reviews

In 2011 I met a wonderful person: my friend from Argentina who would become one of my closest confidantes and later one of my college roommates. Later down the line, life moved us apart. I moved from NYC to Seattle and she moved back to her home country of Argentina. Continue reading “Review: American Airlines Business Class 777-200 – NYC to Buenos Aires” →

How My Definition Of ‘Optimal’ Has Changed In Retirement

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Hobbies, Musings, Travel, Travel Hacking

When working towards FIRE, I at times thought that any money that wasn’t optimized was wasted because it didn’t go towards my end goal. For example, if I bought a plane ticket and the next day (for some reason) the cost of that ticket dropped 20%, I thought my decision was suboptimal. Continue reading “How My Definition Of ‘Optimal’ Has Changed In Retirement” →

Review: 21 Hours In Etihad Business Class (Part 2) – Abu Dhabi To NYC On A 787 Dreamliner

by A Purple Life, posted in Reviews, Travel, Travel Hacking, Travel Reviews

Welcome back! Last week we went through my 6 hour flight from Phuket, Thailand to Abu Dhabi, UAE in Etihad Business Class and today we’re finishing up the journey. Here’s what happened next:
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Review: 21 Hours In Etihad Business Class (Part 1) – Phuket To Abu Dhabi On A 787 Dreamliner

by A Purple Life, posted in Reviews, Travel, Travel Hacking, Travel Reviews

Back in the pre-pandemic times, my Mom and I booked a trip on the ridiculous Etihad First Class Apartments during my whirlwind retirement victory lap, which was scheduled to happen in Fall 2020. We couldn’t imagine having an entire bed and couch to ourselves…at 35,000 feet. Wild.

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The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap

by A Purple Life, posted in Blogging, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Net Worth Update, Spending, Travel, Travel Hacking

I’m writing this while watching the sun rise over the sea in Phuket, Thailand. I’m gazing at the bright stars and listening to the waves. My bird friends have started awakening – including a rooster in the far distance 🙂 . Welcome to Thailand! Continue reading “The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap” →

Review: The World’s Longest Flight – 19 Hours In Singapore Air Business Class

by A Purple Life, posted in Reviews, Travel, Travel Hacking, Travel Reviews

It was February 2020 and Young Purple was naive 🙂 . As the world started to shut down, my Mom and I were discussing a trip to Thailand we had been planning for years that was going to take place in February 2021. As of February 2020 (when we had no idea that this pandemic would last more than two years), we decided to start booking our trip. Continue reading “Review: The World’s Longest Flight – 19 Hours In Singapore Air Business Class” →