The experience in Korean Air Prestige Class from Tokyo to Seoul which was… fine, I guess? Nothing spectacular but a meal on a short regional flight is always welcome.

Before my flight to Seoul, I stopped in at the American Express Centurion Lounge | @americanexpress which I was able to access with my Platinum Card. It would be an understatement to say that this lounge at Haneda was, by far, the best in the Centurion Lounge portfolio. Food was great with made-to-order onigiri on offer when I was there during breakfast hours and some standout cocktails, made all the better with the choice of what Japanese whisky I wanted in it.

The experience going from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, covering over 800 km in just under four hours and then onwards to Sapporo on the Hakodate Main Line, covering just over 250 km in… just under four hours. It’s safe to say there’s no beating the Shinkansen for speed on the rails in Japan.

The experience going from Osaka to Ho Chi Minh City and then to Tokyo in Vietnam Airlines Business Class, with a stop in the KIX Lounge Kansai for breakfast and then at the Lotus Lounge in SGN for a much-needed shower and supper.

The experience going to Osaka via Seoul in Korean Air Prestige Class, with a stop and a much-needed shower at the Korean Air Prestigle Lounge at ICN.

My Korean Air flight to Osaka via Seoul was out of Terminal 1 but their lounge there is… lacking. Prestige Class gets me access to the Delta One Lounge so even though it was in a different terminal, I decided to have dinner there so I had the option of skipping the first meal service, which is not the worst idea on a flight departing after midnight. As always, this lounge slapped.

The experience on AF1 and AF1416, starting at the Air France | @airfrance Lounge in JFK where, despite just finishing lunch at the Delta One Lounge two hours ago, I still managed to eat the delicious cod they always seem to serve there.

The experience going to/from Las Vegas in Delta First Class, with some stops in Capital One Lounges along the way.

The Delta One experience on DL365, with some incredible early evening sun as we spent an hour taxiing at JFK. This was bookended with some wonderful post-sunset last light as we approached SFO.

I certainly didn’t need to eat and drink this much during my three hours in the Delta One Lounge at JFK… but, why wouldn’t I? So, I did.

The Upper Class experience on VS138 from JFK to LHR, where maximizing sleep was the goal. But, first, sparkling wine and a mocktail.

Aircraft change moved me onto a flight two hours later than planned but there are worse ways to kill some time than at the D1 Lounge.

Wrapped up my time in London with a stop at the relatively new at the time American Express Centurion Lounge at Heathrow, followed by some great planespotting from my window seat on a Delta A330-900neo.

The experience going to/from Tampa in Delta First Class, with some stops in Sky Clubs along the way.

Everything you’ve heard about Singapore Changi Airport | @changiairport? It’s true. It’s just about the most amazing airport I’ve ever been in and I still haven’t even been to Jewel! Something for the next time I transit through here…

The first stop after a 19-hour flight? A much-needed shower and breakfast at the Singapore Airlines | @singaporeair SilverKris Lounge in Singapore Changi Airport | @changiairport Terminal 3.

The Delta One experience on DL670 with service from SFO to JFK.

The Delta One experience before and during DL668 with service from JFK to SFO.