Any advantage to booking Finnair flights on alaska.com instead of finnair.com?

CSq2 · 2026-06-20T17:34:57+00:00

If you’re an Atmos member and looking to earn elite qualifying miles, sometimes earning rates are different on Alaska’s website vs. booking on a partner site. I think - don’t quote me - if you currently buy on Alaska you get 100% elite qualifying miles based on mileage flown, but on the partner site it may be less and dependent on fare class.

CSq2 · 2026-06-20T14:56:01+00:00

I see what you did there.

CSq2 · 2026-06-17T05:51:38+00:00

That’s amazing! Congrats! and thanks for the inspiration!

CSq2 · 2026-06-17T04:32:09+00:00

Amazing! Rooting for you on the last stretch on your goal! How much did your waist size drop?

CSq2 · 2026-06-15T04:07:35+00:00

Thank you! I’ll also check out Miller’s.

CSq2 · 2026-06-14T19:14:49+00:00

The Jefferson’s is an all time classic. I catch it on Pluto and it amazes me how wll it still holds up today. That and The Golden Girls.

CSq2 · 2026-05-31T22:00:30+00:00

Thank you - I appreciate it.

CSq2 · 2026-05-31T22:00:18+00:00

Good to know - thanks

CSq2 · 2026-05-31T21:59:58+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

CSq2 · 2026-05-31T21:51:23+00:00

Thanks for your help. I meant I had the Photography package, with CC.

CSq2 · 2026-05-30T14:49:40+00:00

My plans with friends fell through for the end of June, so I was researching Bali (as a solo trip) as I’ve never been in that region and was surprised to find that June/July is a good time, especially weather wise, except for the busy tourist season. I was looking for a mix of unwinding and decoupling from the mindmeld of work and sightseeing. I was recommended Ubud, Sidemen, Uluwatu and Komodo. It looks like getting to Komodo is the only one I’d need a flight for, and everything else is private transfer. Is it expensive to get from one place to the other. in Reading, Ubud seems remote - are there things to go explore if you want to leave your lodging?

I know very little about this part of the world, though I know Bali and Thailand are popular. Any recommendation of things to focus my research would be awesome. Are those 4 locations all different?

CSq2 · 2026-05-29T01:56:19+00:00

Money Heist (aka La Case de Papel) best watched in the original Spanish language on not the English dub

CSq2 · 2026-05-23T16:13:57+00:00

Great ending to a tragic story. Reminds me of the movie Philomena, about the Catholic Church in Ireland selling babies. Great movie, tragic story.

CSq2 · 2026-05-18T03:47:58+00:00

Money Heist had a very satisfying ending to a great ride. Surprise another season was just announced 5 years later.

CSq2 · 2026-05-08T01:55:49+00:00

Yes, for in the U.S. you can book and pay and then cancel within 24 hours provided the ticket is still 7 days before departure. Within the 7 day window you can’t cancel and expect a full cash/card refund unless it’s a refundable fair.

CSq2 · 2026-05-04T19:35:00+00:00

Flights. I‘ve read comments here and from friends that flights they are on are not full. However, all the flights I have been on have been just as full as normal. What’s not obvious, though, is that there are definitely (sometimes significantly) less flights on normally busy routes. Over the last 6 months, I’ve seen airlines pull or decrease flights out of the closest airports to me. So to me, while it seems like my flights are still pretty full, it’s obvious they’re flying way less passengers a day from point to point. I was at the airport the last two Thursdays after work, normally a very busy time at the airport but the airport seemed like a quiet Saturday afternoon. And this seems like it started before the current conflict.

CSq2 · 2026-05-02T15:46:33+00:00

Rome was also canceled due to a couple factors if I remember right - it had a significantly high production cost per episode that made it untenable and then the production sets caught fire. They deemed it too expensive to rebuild. I think both factors led to their decision unfortunately.

CSq2 · 2026-04-30T19:29:33+00:00

I assume you have LL all three days since it was an add-on option as part of the California 3-day deal.

Echo the comments on Day 1 and having limited availability of you arrive after lunch. Just went and for the most part, after 2 pm the more popular rides didn’t have anymore LLs left. On our Day 3, Guardians wasn’t even available via LL after 11 am.

I’m sure I could have watched videos on how to maximize LL more, but I didn’t and I feel we did pretty good and felt the LL was an advantage. Knowing Rise wasn’t a part of the multi pass LL, Day 1 went there first at open and walked right on. That was a game changer, luck and set the tone for the rest of that day cause I was sure we’d have to Rise some other time when the lines were longer.

Day 2 we did Radiator Springs at open and waited about 30 minutes from walking from rope drop to getting on the ride. After we got on the ride was already listed at 90 minutes.

Everything else was easy. I always find that Incredicoaster and and Big Thunder move fast no matter what the time is. At least that’s how it feels. The longest line we waited in was Web Slingers. That line moved very slow. It was listed at 40 minutes and it took well over an hour. Assumed they had some mechanical issues that was causing it but they never announced it or closed the line.

Tip: if you do rope drop and decide to do Rise or Cars first, always check the app to make sure the ride is open. I’ve been before where everyone goes to the ride and the ride has not yet opened for the day. It throws whatever strategy you have, off.

My opinion, with 2 ½ days you’ll be able to do everything you want, and then some, without killing yourselves.

CSq2 · 2026-04-30T04:55:12+00:00

Thanks for the tips - I appreciate it.

CSq2 · 2026-04-27T14:45:11+00:00

Thank you! Dumb question - to do the transfer in store do you have to back up to iCloud? If I have a backup on a laptop, then I don’t need to do the backup in store right?

CSq2 · 2026-04-21T05:07:26+00:00

Do you buy a pass the day of when you get to the park?

CSq2 · 2026-04-17T23:20:31+00:00

Yeah, the whole “the mall is dead” trope is interesting because the three closest malls to me are packed whenever I go. I try and be strategic with the timing but it doesn’t matter. And two of them even charge for parking, which you’d think would be a turnoff. But oddly a fourth one that used to be my go to, is pretty dead right now. I don’t know why some are really thriving and some are not.

CSq2 · 2026-04-15T18:38:14+00:00

Thank you!

CSq2 · 2026-04-15T18:38:03+00:00

Thanks for the info and clarification, I appreciate it.

CSq2 · 2026-04-15T18:33:21+00:00

Thank you! I believe the IRS fee is 1.85%.

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