I was dreading, in fact, I cannot express how much I was dreading, the 15 plus-hour flight across the Atlantic to Johannesburg. Long flights are painful. We boarded the plane last night with our carry-on totes loaded with two big gift bags of goodies from Trader Joes plus some Cadbury Egg stuff thinking we might, just might be rewarded with upgrades to first class, particularly since there were some 22 seats available in First and Business Class. These eli...

I was dreading, in fact, I cannot express how much I was dreading, the 15 plus-hour flight across the Atlantic to Johannesburg. Long flights are painful. We boarded the plane last night with our carry-on totes loaded with two big gift bags of goodies from Trader Joes plus some Cadbury Egg stuff thinking we might, just might be rewarded with upgrades to first class, particularly since there were some 22 seats available in First and Business Class. These elite ar...