My Birthday Flight to Nowhere: Part 2 – Emirates First Class

Breakfast in the Lounge After a long journey to get to Dubai and resting a few hours in the quiet room. It was time to head to the lounge "restaurant" for some breakfast before my Emirates First Class flight. The eating area operates like a full service restaurant. It comes complete with wait staff and an a la carte menu to order off of.  I ordered a traditional breakfast, some fruit and an...

My Birthday Flight to Nowhere: Part 1 – Flying to Dubai

Emirates First Class In December of 2021, I did a bit of flying to nowhere... Let me explain... One of my travel goals for 2021 was to fly in Emirates First Class. I made a booking to do this late in December 2021. What makes it even sweeter is that it's a little bit of a birthday gift to myself  since it occurs a day after my birthday! In order to maximize the flights, I got "creative" with...