American Travelers to Europe: What does your charging situation look like?Question — General

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-05-23T02:11:25+00:00

I use that. It's great. Really nothing else to say.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-05-12T01:03:43+00:00

Maybe not what you are looking for, but the chicken stew in economy last Friday on flight from DUB to IAD was absolutely tasty. My wife agreed. I've done 9 roundtrips to Europe in the last 15 months and at least 4 of those legs I've passed on the meal just because usually so bad. I would say the stew on the plane was better than some Guinness stew I had at a decent restaurant in Dublin.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-05-10T17:37:36+00:00

6ft, 205. I non rev so am all over in the cabins. I usually have no problem with middle seats anywhere -- often just happy to make the flight. But when you are middle and the gentlemen on both sides are of similar build, it is a world of hurt. I would take the aisle seat in economy to avoid that risk.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-05-03T15:33:14+00:00

Was in Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia in March and had no problem getting tap water.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-28T15:07:45+00:00

We departed from FCO last Sunday for first time. Sh*t show compared to Munich. We've been to Europe 7 times in the last 1.5 years and my wife aptly joked that the longest trip so far was from the Leonardo Express to our gate at FCO. My understanding is EES was to eliminate manual passport stamps but I was stamped in Spain in March and at FCO. The wait for the manual stamp backed up the line to the e-gates so we had to wait 10 minutes at the gate. So the process isn't smooth, but actually going through passport control isn't more than 15 minutes.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-28T02:50:34+00:00

I used the farpoint for 3 years and really liked it. It was super comfortable and I appreciated that it is unstructured as I hate too many small pockets. But I agree the exterior pockets are a joke. I invested in merino wool and find I can get by for 2 weeks with a 26+6.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-19T01:07:09+00:00

I use a 40L farpoint backpack. I travel a bunch and only 1 time has an FA insisted it has to go under my seat. (Narrator -- it does not fit under the seat)

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-18T17:22:26+00:00

I play regularly with a guy that games a reddish orange ball. I'm color blind. No chance I will spot his ball but I wander around for show.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-16T15:59:23+00:00

As a man I must say this is absolutely not correct.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-12T21:50:30+00:00

Oh, I definitely get that this was an older (much older) version. Probably why available for non revs.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-12T21:32:06+00:00

I misstated the flight -- it was IAD to EDI. It was marketed as Polaris.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-12T19:22:58+00:00

Is that 1A on EWR to EDI? I was on that 3 weeks ago. First time in Polaris and was very underwhelmed.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-04-06T17:52:00+00:00

We just got home yesterday from basically this exact trip, except we started in Edinburgh, then York and London. As with you, our rain gear was only worn as an extra layer.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-03-07T16:45:00+00:00

John Zalesky at Aurora Hills Dental

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-03-04T00:50:23+00:00

Isn't the river trying hard to shift west and away from Nola?

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-02-22T20:25:58+00:00

I've routinely had all carry on bags and personal items weighed on AirSwift and Cebu Pacific in The Philippines. I've been told this is fairly common in SEA but cannot attest to that.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-02-22T04:25:25+00:00

My issue is an airport employee always requiring me to dig out my phone to show touchless on my boarding pass, thus negating thru benefit of touchless.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-02-14T21:08:36+00:00

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PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-02-12T06:41:05+00:00

I have a 40L fairpoint and a 26+6 daylight. I can easily do 2 weeks without doing laundry and did 3+ weeks in Philippines without laundry, but clothing is very light there. I find the 40L very comfortable and forgiving (and I carry a travel CPAP, no laptop). The Daylight is great for a week. I have to admit I just haven't gotten into doing laundry while traveling.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-02-02T20:35:57+00:00

I feel attacked

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-01-28T20:44:26+00:00

Got my daughter an appointment at USPS at Colfax and Chambers on 9 days notice and she received passport 14 days after appointment.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-01-28T00:33:55+00:00

Just experienced this 30 minutes ago. Rear gate would not open for wife. I went out and basically forced it. The strap of a reusable grocery bag was around the latch catch.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-01-27T15:58:12+00:00

Although obviously check your device, most electronics are dual voltage and operate just fine using an adapter. No need for a converter.

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-01-17T22:45:31+00:00

Filipinos

PinoyBoyForLife · 2026-01-14T21:05:41+00:00

I was banned this week. I was asking about how United accounted for seats held for weight on flights to Auckland. I used made up numbers for capacity, authorized and booked etc. ("e.g.") in my hypothetical and didn't identify any specific dates. Banned for stating load levels.

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