Welcome to the first blog entry for Amy's and Brian's great New Zealand Adventure! We made it safe and sound. It was close to 27 hours of travel time and all in all, it wasn't too bad. We even saw some friendly faces on the way to LA. A team of fellow engineers was headed west for a business trip and we felt bad that they had to sit in coach while Amy and I were in first class. Ok, we didn't feel bad. The long plane ride to Auckland NZ was nowhere near as bad as we expected and was actually pretty enjoyable. Premium Economy was't flat beds but we had the first seats so we could stretch out. We had personalized video screens with tons of selections. Guess Brian didn't need that new video ... read more