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120hrs on Orient Express Luxury Sleeper Train | Paris - Istanbul
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2023
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Today I’m taking the world’s most luxurious sleeper train, The Venice Simplon Orient Express, from Paris all the way to Istanbul. I’ll share with you exactly what the experience is like, from my private room, the three restaurant cars, along with all the luxurious amenities offered onboard. This is a train like no other, steeped in grandeur, history and style.
Run once a year, The Venice Simplon Orient Express will take us through 8 countries with various local excursions along the way. It also happens to be the world’s most expensive train ticket, with prices starting at over $50,000! As always, I paid in full myself for this experience so I can show you exactly what it’s like.
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Room tour
9:47 - Austria
14:54 - Budapest
24:05 - Bucharest
29:34 - Varna
35:10 - The Cost
That refund is incredible. Yes, I could see the problem with the air conditioning not working and waiting a few hours for another locomotive, but the line closure was not the Orient Express' fault. Still, this is terrific customer service on their part and well done to them.😊
Unbelievable refund...a second video on next year :) or this winter
They probably didn't want a bad review. After all, did every passenger get a refund?
@flym0 Very good point.
@flym0all passengers onboard the train got the same letter / offer
@Trek Trendy We are expecting your video once in the 3 days or daily.
I really feel for all the staff its a once a year trip they probably all look forward too and it would have been an organisational nightmare for them. That said I am so impressed with how well they managed it. I have always said this would be my 'if I won the lottery' trip. Fabulous report.
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First, let me say that that was an incredible journey to watch. The Orient express has been on my bucket list since I was 14 or 15 years of age and I am now 54. I know that I likely will never be able to afford this trip for myself and my wife to take, so watching you and your wife take it was wonderful. I was heartbroken at your two missed elements due to circumstances out of their control. When you told us that you got a full refund because of that, I actually teared up because knowing how expensive that was and they were willing to just write that off for all 90 passengers is incredible. Though my wife and I have recently started to travel, this one will most likely have to be vicarious through you and your wife. So thank you!
I feel like this video/trip is on another level compared to last year's trip! I know Budapest would have been inviting, but I think it's pretty awesome you got to spend the day in that ski town because of the landslide. So long as you don't have obligations at the end destination (Istanbul), I think the delays make the trip even more fun. Going with the flow on the rails!
You both look great, and thanks for taking the time to make this content!!
A whole 36 minutes of Orient Express travel with the treky couple? Yes! Am I going to watch all of it? Yes! Am I coming back to rewatch it again thereafter? Definitely!
The magic of the Orient Express is well presented in your video content, Will. History, luxury and fine dining all together! Despite the difficult heat and delays, that is what would have likely occurred in the past! Glad you and Millie were able to experience this trip together!
I remember writing about one year ago how much you have improved your content. It amazes me that you keep evolving your content. I just love how well you do this. The short but interesting backstory, how well you express the experienced feelings of everything, and you also keep it lighthearted and fun. I just wanna say as a long time follower, well done. Keep it up!
Thank you so much, so glad you enjoy my videos - this one was quite the task to edit 😅
@Trek Trendyhave you thought on going on the icon of the seas when it set sails in January 2024
Already booked :)
@Trek Trendy love your videos so much, especially your first class aviation videos, what do you think was ur favourite first class experience??
Same here! Hope to see you Lol@Trek Trendy
This is a truly dreamy trip. Such great cinematography on the fly. I'm loving your pronunciation of "Lichtenstein" as "Litch-enstein" as in, well, "Quidditch." And "Le Toilette du Nord" doesn't sound like a restaurant, but L'etoile Du Nord does. Our differences are the spaces where we can come together. Keep up the good travel writing/vlogging!
I've seen other vloggers share their Orient Express experience however yours's seems more intimate. Even with all the hiccups, delays and operational issues it still seemed like a wonderful trip. The fact that Belmont Organization (LVMH) offered an full refund is quite impressive. Now, how to finance the ensuite cabin?!
Really excellent video - full of information and details. What an absolutely incredible journey - the luxury, attention to detail, quality of food/drinks, improvisation during delays, firiendliness of the staff (waiting on the platform each time you reboard), fun of the entertainment....it's magical. The price is jaw-dropping but I guess some of that is to keep guests happy during the unexpected delays (getting 90 passengers in for lunch - that's quite an achievement!).
Felt like I was traveling with you guys. First Orient Express trip was beautiful and so is this second one. Also Millie is just gorgeous.
This looked, again, like such an amazing trip. ❤
The way all the staff handled the minor inconvenience, is amazing!
Superb quality service.
The staff were phenomenal throughout - felt so bad for them when the AC was out, especially those in the kitchens!
@Trek Trendy Oh my gosh, exactly. And still in such a great spirit it seems. These kinds of people are rare nowadays.
My wife and I were on the same trip (even staying in Car A with Will and Millie). The inconveniences for the staff ranged from minor to I would guess fairly rough at some points.
And we left wondering if phenomenal was sufficiently complimentary. The entire staff on the trip was amazing, outstandingly, above and beyondly, magnificantly (etc-ierly) phenomenal. The beauty of the train is sublime. But even so, the staff was better.
The L'Oriental Dining car is off the chain! Beautiful Will! Just glad the landslide didn't happen when your train was going through! You do a phenomenal job with the storytelling of journeys in your videos! The videography is so impressive too! These help me better at making my own travel videos for my channel!
All three dining cars are special in their own way and the bar car is an absolute treat too!
To the both of you thank you for whisking us back to a time of exquisite service and life from another period that is so hard to find in today’s society, I love this channel, you take me places I can never go with my own personal circumstances. Let’s have more of the 2 of you rocking and rolling all over the world.
Deve ser incrível viajar no Expresso do Oriente, que ficou famoso mundo afora pelo filme baseado no livro de Agatha Cristhie. Pelo que vi é um luxo só. Bela viagem para fazer a dois.❤
Thanks Will and Millie for letting us vicariously come on another adventure
Grateful for Will for not only bringing us along for the adventures, but to do so in top tier style. Great video, editing and shots of everything the O.E. and it's stunning sights has to offer👍🏻❤️
So nice to see you two dressed up for the full dining car experience. Wish there were more trains and restaurants where formal attire was required.👍🏾
Will you are definitely UAclips’s best luxury travel vlogger. Keep up the great work, loving it!
wow thanks so much :)
@Trek Trendy I swrr. I'm always hungry for you next upload. Keep it up!!
He and Kurt Caz are my favourites. Completely opposing styles, both highly entertaining, but this channel is much more wholesome XD
How can such utter opulence garner such a feeling of claustrophobia…for £42000! Brilliant experience none the less for you both. I really enjoy your immersive style Will. Thank you
I think utter opulence can feel like that.
quite outrageous, you really have to care very little about money and your comfort to pay for something like this.
@alfrreddRidiculous!
Your content is top notch , rather wait a few weeks each time for quality than once a week for average stuff, your setting the bar high , yourself and Emma cruises are doing the brits proud 🇬🇧🇬🇧
What a beautiful experience ❤ A very beautiful and seamless transition between takes, and cuts of food, and walking diwn the hall back tobthe cabin out the window to see the amazing sites. I dont know how you do it, its literally an art form of audio, and videography! I love seeing everything you ate, and the layout of the rooms. 🎉❤ Congratulations I believe this video was a masterpiece 😍🤩
Sending you and Millie positive vibes and prayer!❤
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words 🙏🏼
Wow! Thank you Will and Millie for sharing your amazing journey. What an incredibly beautiful train. 💐
That trip is my true bucket list wish and watching Millie and Will enjoy such unique experiences aboard has only made me want it even more! I must say though that the company did well, although surprising, in offering a full refund or on board credit due to the anomalies experienced whilst on board. Well done to the company and to Will and Millie for "roughing it" on our behalf.
That was an incredible experience, well photographed and beautifully edited. The service looked amazing and the refund at the end was something they didn't have to do but what a gesture! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Well done.
Thanks again for taking us to a stunning train and exotic locations that we can only dream about. It's so beautiful to see the train still running and being updated with facilities 🌹
This was truly an epic adventure indeed. Kudos to the company for reimbursing you fully for the delay. Such high standard...Bravo orient express🎉
We had 2 journeys on the restored Orient Express back in the 1980's. The first was London -Paris, and a few years later we did Paris-London. Both trips were very pleasant, but we were glad we had decided not to do the overnight sections as the plumbing then was pretty basic - it bore no comparison to a couple of trips we did on the Indian Pacific. We were very glad to have chosen the Orient Express to have done the Paris-London journey, which was out of the ordinary. There was a severe storm in the Channel and the train were diverted to different Channel ports, both in France and then in the UK. We did not have to worry about organising these changes, just sit back and order another pot of tea.
There's luxury, and then there's luxury. The restored train does it in 1920's fashion, and does that very well indeed. Service and food was excellent. On the Indian Pacific, you got good food and service, along with modern plumbing and ride.
Dear Sir, could you elaborate on the "On the Indian Pacific, you got good food and service, along with modern plumbing and ride", as I'm not indigenous to the subtleties of Anglo-Saxon communications? Could you try to clarify your perceived qualities of th Indian Pacific travel?
I started a reply but it has somehow got lost. The double compartments of the Indian Pacific give you a private cabin. The back of the sofa folds down to give a single bed while there is an upper single bed as well. Each double bedroom has its own private bathroom with shower and wc. I can't now be sure if the handbasin was in the bathroom or if it were in the cabin itself. I think it was in the cabin. By contrast, you had to go to the end of the coaches on the Orient Express to have a wc, shared with the other passengers. My memory is that there was no shower for passengers, shared or not. Having your own shower and wc was what I meant by modern plumbing. The modern ride comes from advances in springing and suspension generally from the days when the Orient Express was new. The suspension may well have been updated since we last travelled on the OE.
Of course, the Indian Pacific coaches don't have the woodwork or elaborate upholstery of those in the Orient Express. I prefer to have my own bathroom including a shower to 1920's furnishing details. Others may well make different choices.@Anders Grassman
@DoubleDee Thank you for answering. My wife put us on the Singapore-Bankook back int the 90's for part of our honey moon, as she kwows I'm a train fanatic.😁
I really think this type of train travel ought to be offered as an alternative to ship cruises. to a much wider public, and at all price ranges!
Once I was a poor (well...) teenager, travelling major European cities, once actually sleeping in the overhead piecemeal luggage nettrays in a cabin. That one is THE singularily outstandingly most uncomfortable trainride of my life! Not sure even what country I woke up in. Woke up smiling though!
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I think we should make the advantegerous, uncomftorbable and maybee somewhat dangerous travels when we are young. Yoy know, it's great fun knowing you took part in a discussion on whether to allow goats (!) on the train in Italy. And a couple of decades later you enjoy insane nice luxury train travel. That actually makes a detour to watch the acctual "Bridge on the Riwer Kwai". (Beeing slightly upper class, my tip is always bring decent linen suits. They wear well also when creased. When things go completely awry, which they surprisingly often do, I find it very comforting to wear decent apparel.
This is one of your coolest videos ever! Love the longer length trips, I’m passionate about traveling and would love to visit all of these places you have visited🙏 and as always Milly is the best travel companion!
Thanks William and Millie for sharing your amazing train adventure! What a fabulous experience for you both. The train looks marvellous indeed! Peles Castle looks amazing too.
I wonder how much he pays her to be his gf
@Javcar123how rude are you
@Alison Foster do you really think she is with him because she likes him or because of his money?
@Javcar123 dose it matter that's your opinion and also none of yours or anyone's else ls business and I'm pretty sure the lady has her own money to the point she won't want or need his money so you should keep your not so nice comments to yourself
What a GREAT adventure! Even with the delays… bottom line for me that would make it more of an adventure!
I have been waiting for something from you for quite some time and finally it arrived, you were not as comfortable this time in the Journey as you were in the past but as you mentioned it is part of the adventure. Your videos are something that take us where I, probably would never ever have the resources to go and experience. Love your content and presentation, it is well made and nicely presented.
Love ❤❤ for the Couple.
Stay healthy and prosper.
Will and Millie do yet a other amazing adventure along Europe 🎉
Excellent, interestingly filmed, quality travelogue film. Thank you Will ! I'm rather envious that you were offered a full refund a week after. Being a lover of train travel, The Orient Express has been on my "wish to-do list" since I was a kid. Unlikely ever to do the journey from Paris to Istanbul though, because costly. Many other less expensive options for us to go on adventures. But a big thank you for producing such a lovely film.
I will never have this experience, but I'm SO glad you did and you chose to share it with us. Top notch trip, loved travelling with you 💜🖤
Even with the unplanned stops and aircon issues it looks an incredible trip. Thanks for sharing, loved every moment of your travel vlog 🚃
What an incredible journey!!! Appreciate you as always sharing these incredible docuvlogs and I can’t wait for the next journey that awaits you two!
Thank you for taking us on this incredible journey. I hope you enjoyed your time in Budapest 😁 Much love to both of you from Hungary.
One trip I would love to do. Well done Will and Millie. Stunning😊
One of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Thank you so much for showing us all this amazing trip, and breath-taking train. I'm here because I'll never be able to afford to step on board, and its bitter sweet, but now I know what I'll be missing. At least I can take the trip in my dreams.
Will and Millie was a great adventure and amazing journey you never fail to deliver I recommend your videos to all my friends I never tire if watching your adventures I love the journeys with your dad and mum on the cruise and especially the lovely Millie 2favouretes stick out rovos rail in Africa and the orient express my favorite even my brother is now hooked I wish you all the best in your future journey s cheers will (I'm also will 😊)
I really loved following along with you and Milli on this adventure and I'm very impressed by the videography. Stunning video work. I do miss the "The next day..." interludes from before, but the new mentions bring a touch of class appropriate to the Orient Express experience.
Going on this journey has always been a dream of mine that, sadly, I will never be able to do. Imagine my joy at finding your video! Thank you so much for sharing this epic adventure with us!
What a fantastic trip! One on the bucket list 🚂
Really enjoyed your journey. I've been to all the places you visited - much of it my train - but in cattle class and supermarket snacks! One small detail - did you show an aerial view of Budapest-Keleti train station instead of Budapest-Nyugati train station at 15:05?
What a phenomenal adventure. Really enjoyed it all!! What a dream come true for you and Millie. Your two lovely people ❤❤
*Thank you Will and Millie for another wonderful train expedition* !! *The Orient Express Luxury Sleeper Train looks FABULOUS* !! *All of the cuisine onboard looks perfect* !! #TrekTrendy
What a dream trip, I cried a few times as it was so beautiful and pure luxury. Thank you so much for taking us all along this grand journey with you. Aww wonderful. Cheers !
You cried? 😂
Will, it's always magical to travel and see the world through your eyes brother. I am always looking forward to your videos. It's so nice when you travel with Millie. Great content.... Great content. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for this video about your magical trip aboard the gorgeous Orient Express!! I know I will never be able to make the trip myself, but thanks to you I can truly imagine what it must be like!
Imagine if there was a high-speed rail tunnel from Holyhead to Dublin, we could have the Orient Express pulling into Dublin Connolly or Dublin Hueston or even Killarney or Tralee - imagine if they created an Irish version of one of those coaches, as we already have the Enterprise Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast and there used to be similar trains from Dublin Hueston to Cork, Killarney and Tralee back in the day complete with a live radio broadcast by Larry Gogan on RTE’s 2FM
My Ultimate Travel Dream. I've taken the OE from Paris to Berlin (and loved it!) but THIS is the ultimate 'golden age' of travel experience!
It really made it into the news in Bulgaria. Our railways are so slow and off schedule that we can screw up the most famous train in the world. Great trip once again! keep up the good work
So what happened?
Don't worry the railways in the UK can do a better job of screwing things up. If not on strike.
My wife and I were on this same trip. Earlier in the trip, the AC on the train was not keeping up.
I'm pretty certain that every time we entered a new country (which was often on this trip) the train engine was swapped for an engine from that country's train service.
Unfortunately the Bulgarian train engine failed (I guess) quite quickly. So we further delayed, waiting in the heat without any AC. This caused the train interior to cook. My wife and I took a siesta (I suppose) to avoid the worst of the heat.
A new train engine showed up and we got back on our way. But this delay put us many hours behind schedule and we missed nearly the entire time allotted for our beach side stay in Varna. That was quite disappointing because the resort at Varna looked to be absolutely lovely.
The "fun" part of this section of the trip was when we did arrive in the Varna station (remember, many hours late). There was still a huge crowd of people at the station to greet us and the train. It almost felt like a crowd of paparazzi.
Even though I never will have the funds to go on such an extravagant trip, watching you and Millie experience this was more than enough, and it even gave me the impression I was there chatting with ya. You just earned my subscription! :)
Thanks you two for sharing this most special excursion with everyone. It is truly a dream for any train fanatic. What a beautiful thing. The train , and the service. Thank you❤🎉😊
I soooooo enjoyed watching this. It's long been a dream of mine to take my Mom on the same journey on the Orient Express and it was fabulous to see how it all works here on your video. It looks amazing ❤❤❤
I'm glad they enforce a formal dress code. You both look stunning, and it is well suited for the occasion and trip on such a unique train. The bar car 3674 was amazing in that blue and a pianist was a nice touch!
That must have been a phenomenal experience! It’s been on my bucket list for the longest time.
Would love to see you come to Japan and travel on the Shiki-Shima train with JR East. Its hard to get a reservation but it would be amazing and is rarely something media is able to access for a proper review.
Such a fun way to travel! Thank you Will for taking us viewers along, and as always, nice to see Millie!
Will - absolutely epic. Thank you so much. I loved watching this. Brings back amazing memories of when I worked in Istanbul last decade!
Since the price of a trip like this is for the ordinary person extremely expensive (even though you get incredible value for money food and drink wise including excellent service) I am still amazed in the end when they offer to reimburse you the FULL cost of the trip or give you 130% credit value towards all their offerings and trips. THAT is something that also tells even though it is super expensive this is how they take care of their customers. Great video as always and looking forward to your next adventure.
My wife and I were on this trip also and received the same compensation offer after the trip. I ended up very impressed with Belmond after they assessed what happened and stepped up to "take care" of us (and we're not even famous vloggers 🙂).
@Jeff WhiteSo did you choose the full refund or 130% credit? The latter seems like the better option.
As always I love your videos. Great to see Millie again. Was great to see a different route for your Orient Express trip this time altho loved the last one as well. The Orient Express would be a perfect and romantic venue for popping the question. Lol. Again cheers from Australia.
Love your videos!!! What do you do when you aren’t busy riding the Orient Express??? And lovely Millie?? This is so exciting! Thank you for sharing this with us!!!
Amazing!!! What a treat to share this adventure with you. As always, thank you both? ❤❤
What an experience! Thanks for taking us on the ride with you 😀 And as ever - always lovely to see Millie too!
Loving the extended video! Would love some more 30mins videos….i know this is more editing but so worth it based on this!👌
Looks absolutely wonderful ❤
A fantastic journey and I thank you very much for the experience!
Thank you for this very well edited video of one of the all-time most classic train journeys
What a scenic journey🎉😌Just amazing
"36 minutes? I'll watch the first 10 minutes..." As always, 36 indulgent and wonderfully entertaining minutes later, he I am at the end of the video. A testament to your skills Mr D. I still cannot quite believe you ended up getting the trip for free, what a result! Anyway, thanks again for another brilliant video. All the best to you and the lovely Millie.
I think being a very successful YT vlogger helps with the freebie lol?
My wife and I were on this same trip, even staying in Car A with Will and Millie (we didn't know who they were until almost the very end of the trip).
We received the exact same compensation offer from Belmond. And I can assure you we are not famous.
But this action is what outstanding organizations do. Fix it in real time (like they did with accommodating the delay with the avalanche) or if you cannot fix it during the trip, make compensation after the trip as much as possible. We felt the offer from Belmond was above and beyond.
Haha same for me. It was so good that I watched until the end.
What a joy to watch, thank you! As always you are a perfect gentleman, to Millie and to the staff around you, and also in how you deal with the setbacks which are all part of travel and adventure..
This train has got to be my favorite. Heck of a trip and luxury and service is off the charts.
Awesome! What a wonderful experience 👌🏼 Thank you 😀
Amazing on the refund. Sadly, as ever, amazing customer service for those with the deepest pockets. Can you imagine Ryan Air doing the same?! Love the channel.
I like how Belmont has made the train journey a whole experience including some local culture.
Thank you Will and (radiant) Millie for a wonderful tour. We just watched Murder on The Orient Express (1974 version) a few weeks ago. You both definitely had a nice room than the movie version. Maybe for fun you should watch it sometime to compare? Again, thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and share with all of us.
What a beautiful trip!
Nice trip and nice video, as always😍 Glad to see you've been in my country, Romania. I know our railways are not the best in Europe, but I hope you enjoyed a good time in Sinaia and Bucharest❤ Have fun in Istanbul and I can't wait to see your next video and your next destination. Keep up the good work👍 Greetings from Romania.
My wife and I were on this trip also. We found Romania very beautiful. Sinaia and Peles castle were absolutely wonderful. To learn that the first Orient Express stopped at Peles castle King Carol's requested was extremely fun.
To Americans, like us, 200 years is "old". To visit areas and meet people that live with buildings and cultures that are many time older is very rewarding. Greetings from Michigan in the United States.
Great video guys. You didn’t get upset about all the hiccups although I bet some people did! It was great to be part of your journey,enjoyed every minute! Thankyou
What an amazing trip. Thank you for taking us along with you. I would have gone hungry, the food way way too posh for me! 😂. Looking forward to your next trip 😊🇬🇧
Thank you for letting me experience my dream trip! It was spectacular! 💕
This trip is on my bucket list! Looks amazing and glad you and Millie had a great time.
Your luxury train videos are my absolute favorite! I subscribed the moment I saw your Orient Express videos-major Agatha Christie fan! 😁Might you be interested in trying out the luxury train line that (last century) used to be called the Blue Train and ran along the French Riviera? I thought I read that this line would resume sometime soon after being out of commission for a number of years?
Stunning train cars! The inlaid wood, the plush upholstery on the furnishings, the opulence of the dining cars. Wow! Thanks for sharing this experience.
One thing I was surprised by though...the "American Style Lobster". I've never come across lobster here in the US that was served with...gravy (or do you call it brown sauce?). Lobster is served with drawn butter. Have I just missed this in my lobster experience? Any other Americans who've had gravy poured atop your lobster tail?
Wow such a beautiful trip, awesome video as well! So cool you are able to share this experience with us!
Hello! I appreciate you sharing your travel experiences and reviews. Magnificent video of your experience traveling on the Venice Simplon Orient Express. Thank you!
Hi Will - that old orient express ticket looks like it was a relative of mine. For context - Chevalier/Cavalier has been researched back (of what is known so far) to 4 brothers in 1604 in Normandy, France. Since then various generations (23 generations have been researched) and the family have spread mainly to the UK, NZ, Australia, and of course, still in France. There is even a Chevalier/Cavalier family shield….
This looks like such a unique experience and you made us feel like we were with you on board. Really like your storytelling on- and off-camera. Also, Millie looks fantastic and her outfits are all so well put together! Maybe you can do a „what to bring on a sleeper train“ video.
Too bad you missed some extra time in Budapest -- it's GORGEOUS! One of my favourite cities, as well as Prague!
My wife and I were on this same trip. The loss of the time to visit Budapest was probably our biggest disappointment of the whole trip.
The good news? What we were able to see of Budapest ensures we will go back some. Probably quite soon.
Fantastic video! Thank you for this! I took the VSOP on a shorter trip years ago. I’m surprised to see they now allow diners at dinner without a tie. VSOP is an amazing experience.
So this was an exception due to the heat onboard as the AC wasn’t working properly
I always like your videos before I watch them because I know that there super good! We love that you put so much effort to publish videos for us! We really appreciate your work! Keep going man❤
Wow what an adventure. This is a reminder that even if you pay a fortune, you can still be unlucky. Great they offered a refund. I was so happy for you when you reached the Black Sea! Keep making these videos, I am glad you covered both bad and good things.
What a trip, what a train. I saw it in Venice last year. Had a peak through an open door. That's as close as im getting. 😂
This is the video I've been waiting for, and it did not disappoint! I particularly liked the historical points added to provided fuller context for such an iconic train.
I truly enjoyed this adventure with you and Millie.❤
So happy to see you and Milly again. So enjoy your travel experiences. Thank you.
It looked like you both enjoyed this trip. Millie always looks good!
Amazing video as per. Best luxury travel reviews on UAclips. Need more recent airliner reviews though please 🙏