CHUR, SWITZERLAND–Last night I flew out of Boston on an overnight Icelandair flight to Reykjavik and then on to Zurich. From there, I caught a train to the town of Chur. It’s the Swiss terminus for the Bernina Express, which is one of the most spectacular train rides in the world. I’ll be leaving this…
Icelandair really has it’s act together. As far as I can tell, every international flight they offer either originates or terminates at Keflavik International, which is the main airport serving that country and its capital, Reykjavik. And that makes a great deal of sense. Flights from North America land at Keflavik and most of the…
There are any number of web sites that will help you find the lowest air fares, and to some extent they do. But there are other factors affecting the price of your ticket and, unless you travel constantly and learn the hard way, it’s almost impossible to figure all the angles. The airlines all have…
On the itinerary they emailed to me, Icelandair said to be at the Seattle airport to check in three hours in advance. That struck me as a bit excessive, but I had to check out of the hotel before 1:00 p.m. and my flight’s departure time was 4:00, so I did, in fact, get there…