Papeete

There are worse things in life than flying coach. At the moment, I can't think of any of them. I did everything I could to get United, Air New Zealand, and the island nation of French Polynesia to upgrade my ticket from coach to business for the AKL-PPT-AKL legs.

Planters peanuts, shrimp cup noodles, Diet Coke, regular Coke, Bloody Mary's, sandwiches, Jack n Diet, and anything else is a reason to write a sentence in the passive voice. Although there was no beef jerky,...

‎There's a celebration at the Hilton Moorea going on right now. It is to mark the end of TPOL's reign of terror on the resort. It's no coincidence that today is one of the...

From Tahiti to Bora Bora to Moorea, TPOL has made his way around French Polynesia. With nothing but French television and CNN International to entertain me (or $10 for a DVD rental), I decided...

‎What do I do now? There are no more visa issues. There aren't any more arguments to be made about business class upgrades. All I see is a bungalow and water. Welcome to a paradise...

So I'm in coach from AKL to PPT. I tried everything upon arriving in AKL to have my voluntary downgrade to economy changed to business. I tried two times at the Air New Zealand...