The Traveling Cynic

Take two people who are terrible at planning, put them in Greece and what is the result? One week of jam packed activities, awesome experiences, great views and lots of delicious food. My friend and I who are both frequent travelers decided to go to Greece on a very last minute sort of trip. Neither one of us have been before and thought it would be a great place to visit. We had a grand plan; Athens, Mykonos, the Peloponnese and back to Athens. Little did we know that the skyfather Zeus had different plans for us. We started off in Athens and staying in the Plaka district. Very touristy, beautiful and a stone’s throw from the Acropolis it was a great spot for our first night. Our plan was stay one night in Athens and take a high speed ferry to Mykonos the next day…which we had not booked tickets for. When we did look up tickets, the only ferry leaving the next day was at 7 am and returning at 3 pm the following day. We hadn’t planned on spending that much time on Mykonos, b

So on my recent trip to Greece, I was able to fly the new Delta Premium Economy class from Detroit to Amsterdam. I had the experience of flying in a brand new Airbus A350 and on the return trip I was on the Boeing Dreamliner. Both experiences were different so I will give some details of both. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked down to my gate to see a very shiny and obviously brand new plane. I had just read news articles about the Airbus 350 and to be one of the first passengers was exciting. Boarding for Premium economy was just after Business Class. It was sandwiched in between First class and Delta Comfort.   The first thing you notice is that the seat is large and has dividers that hold your tv and tray. Now I was in the first row so it may not be the same in the other rows. But the seat was comfortable with a generous recline and a foot and leg rest that came up as well. It wasn't a lay flat, but it was definitely more comfortable than regular economy. No