OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT IN OVER A YEAR (United Polaris Business Class)

hi i'm kara and this is my husband nate after spending four years traveling to 100 countries airports were pretty much our second home but like everyone else we had to make some big changes in 2020. our tiny home on wheels has been great but we are those weird people who enjoy everything about the flying experience and we could not be more excited to be taking our first international flight in 14 months [Music] i cannot believe this day is finally here our flight leaves in 24 hours and there is so much to do between now and then 15 seconds each side of one two 15 you can switch 1 2 15. international travel is a lot more complicated than it was last time we did this the first thing that we need in order to get on the plane tomorrow is for that test to come back negative and it should because we're vaccinated i've read as much as i can but there's definitely some guesswork going into today [Music] hello come on i heard you in the car [Laughter] so are there a lot of people coming in for travel testing of course making us jealous all right you're in charge of this very valuable sheet of paper in addition to this negative cova test i also need to register for another test in the airport where we're landing tomorrow and then i have to fill out an eu passenger locator form which i'm pretty sure is going to ask where we're staying and i haven't booked that yet so i need to get to work while nate's taking care of that oh my gosh i've never been so excited to pack a suitcase in my entire life but it's not gonna be easy somehow i had to figure out how to stuff all of this all that and all this into that this is gonna be tough too many clothes i don't think they're all gonna fit this feels so weird in the best way i can't believe i'm packing my bag that's already heavy this is the bedroom in nate's parents house where we've been staying and we've wrecked it yes fingers crossed oh yeah no problem oh darn i forgot my socks i think it'll be too hot for these anyway it is almost midnight the hotel is booked the forums are filled out and tomorrow's today i i'm a little delirious goodbye van this does not mean that we're giving up on our 50 states goal it just means that we're taking a little break from the van and putting that goal on pulse if i were you i'd be a little skeptical too but we do already have stuff booked in july so i'm 99 sure we'll be back [Music] that didn't go so well what did she pack oh my gosh i love my backpack in your truck i was like i feel so free so yeah that was an exciting way to start the morning we uh might be a little rusty at this real quick we want to say a big thank you to surf shark for continuing to support this channel whether we're driving around the us or flying around the world we know that we're protected with the best vpn on the internet if you've never heard of a vpn before it stands for virtual private network and it encrypts all the information sent between our computer and the internet so that no one can steal our 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covet test and we have our tickets i don't know if there will be more to do in newark but uh nashville is super easy not only is today our first international flight in 14 months but it is also our eight year wedding anniversary no gifts just travel well kind of we did sports by uh splurge i mean i found a really good deal for us to find business class we uh we haven't changed that much thank you i will never complain about sitting in business class but this plane is so old that it still has the credit card swiper like if you wanted to watch a movie on the plane i guess you just have to pay and swipe your credit card i'd like to watch the stock market please it scared me so bad this is one of those things that i'm realizing now i should have been doing since day one and i will continue doing it even when covet is a thing of the past once again this is non-stop service to new york good morning and welcome aboard in just a minute we will be showing you a video which highlights the safety features of this boeing 737 aircraft i know this is a lot of airplanes it's just been so long [Music] here we go two hours to newark there's a party now [Music] and on behalf of united airlines and especially this entire crew thank you for sharing part of your morning with us today in the friendly skies of united hey you guys have a great time chocolates make a big difference always bring chocolates for yourself and for the crib all right two hours later we've made it to newark which i'm gonna be honest i'll learn for the first time today is in new jersey and not new york that's not the first time from here we are boarding a fully coveted tested flight which means that everyone on the plane has tested negative for covet in the last 48 hours then when we land we have to get another coveted test and as long as we test negative we're free to enter the country we are both fully vaccinated but right now the only way to get into the country without having to quarantine is to be on one of these covatested flights [Music] well this has never happened before we are leaving the lounge two hours early but hopefully we're going to come back we're just going to make sure there's not like i don't know we need to get another cover test before we leave or something we're the new and improved characters i think we're this way so we're good to go thank you so much we are so responsible miraculously we had every document we needed our boarding passes now say doc okay a whole line of people formed right behind us i think because we were the first ones that went up there with all these papers made everyone nervous yeah basically we just had to show three documents our negative covet test our eu passenger locator form and to show that we registered for a covent test when we landed so um back to the lounge all just feels right right now as usual that went by way too fast but it's time to go to italy i'm pretty sure this is now the line to get your documents checked in order to get on the plane we are trend setters this airplane is taking us out of the country i can't believe it so much space i think i would be excited if i was flying to italy in like a three foot box but instead with my board hi guys how are you so good we're so good good would you like dinner tonight i'll do the butternut squash please okay same for me okay so the play that we're on is a 787 and technically the hard product is a bit older it's a two to two configuration up here in business class but the sarge product is all the new polaris this drawstring bag how does that find out this dresser bag is our amenity kit team usa we have a united states eye mask typical ear plugs tissues some stripes socks a dental kit yes lip balm hand cream face cream face white and a little mini pen we have this down pillow so soft in addition we have a second pillow that is memory foam if you like a more firm product last but not least just remember to have this off we haven't even taken off yet and i already don't want this flight to end back when we were flying regularly we would get on planes and we would scroll through all the movie options and we'd be like oh we watched that one on the last flight oh we saw that one on a flight last week and now there are all these new movies that we've never seen before there's no way we're sleeping united airlines there you go thank you dinner is served and i am pleasantly surprised to see real dishes and all of our food on a tray i'm pretty sure this is the first day that united has done this since copenhagen we're starting with a salad and we have some mixed nuts a dinner roll and our main entree is a butternut squash ravioli but my favorite part are these adorable little salt pepper shakers then for dessert there's vanilla ice cream ice cream and some salt we're washing it down with some champagne because it's our anniversary [Music] you think we look tired they just brought us to extra copies without us asking local time here is 8 07 a.m please remember to gather all of your personal belongings for depression and easiest options our bodies think it's 2 15 in the morning but feels surprisingly good just running off adrenaline right now i've been waiting for this moment for so long all right before getting our baggage or anything i believe we're waiting on a line to get tested it doesn't look like the slime's moving anywhere quickly i don't even care i'm just happy we're here well we've been waiting in line for an hour not sure where we're going but we're on an escalator that hopefully doesn't lead to another line we just signed some papers paid 20 euros for a test and i'm pretty sure we're about to stick swab up our news it's going smoothly so far worth it uncomfortable but worth it i think i had uh gotten used to giving myself those tests at cvs that was pretty deep once we got out of that first line everything's moved super quick we're waiting 10 minutes for the results and assuming those come back negative we'll be free to enter the country and then i'm going to take a nap that swap was intense okay he's a dead number that's all we needed to see for some reason this translation really makes me laugh the train that's gonna take us to get our baggage is called the people mover there it is the first passport stamp in 14 months it's a beautiful thing this is so fun we are officially in italy our plane landed a little over an hour and a half ago and all things considered i would say that is pretty good oh it just smells different wow this is a super fancy but i did the math and by the time we both took the train in and then got an uber from the train station to our place this is only like 10 extra euros [Music] thank you so much this feels so weird we're back this is a terrible idea but we're gonna take a nap and regroup for the evening at least we'll try the bed was a little harder than i [Music] expected well i gave us about a 50 50 chance of actually leaving the room after we went to sleep but we did it we did it we're in rome the air smells a little bit like bacon i'm so happy i've even missed jet lag a little bit i'm so sleepy i just feel like i'm in this slightly delirious dream state right now it could be a dream this all does feel a little too good to be true like these streets plants music puppies it's so great we're back i can't believe this it smells so good like beautiful cheeks we have made our way to the trusted very neighborhood which is one of our favorite areas of rome our friends recommended this restaurant to us and i feel like we've been celebrating our anniversary for 24 hours now but technically we haven't slept an entire night yet so we thought we'd just keep it going this is so exciting so we've started with two appetizers we have parma e buffalo and he talked us into some focaccia bread with olive oil it's beautiful oh my gosh look at that mozzarella there's just no substitute for the real thing is this a dream is this really in front of me i think it's finally hitting me that we're actually here i have so many emotions right now that i can't figure out how to express and i even hate that term because there are like literally hundreds of thousands of words that are made to express your thoughts but like what we're doing right now was our daily life for four years straight and i don't want to say we took it for granted but i think it just became so routine for so long that once it was taken away we realized how awesome our life was it feels familiar and normal but it's so special i think i'm sleep deprived bon appetito i feel ridiculous crying right now i love so much this is happening just crying and eating carbonara this is why i married you something's wrong with me i never want to take this for granted again all the italians probably think i'm crazy should we speak with an australian accent nice this is so good i loved everything about this place just when i thought i couldn't love it anymore less than 50 euros for everything and they give you free suckers look at the sunset are you kidding me i'm being more and more convinced that this is a dream before we go if you live in the u.s we have an incredible deal to tell you about one of the credit cards that has been in this wallet for the past seven years the sign up bonus on it just went up to 100 000 points which is the highest it's ever been and those hundred thousand points they're worth over a thousand dollars in free travel so if you have room in your wallet for a new travel credit card now is the time to sign up we'll leave a link in the description below as well as pin a comment so you can check out the cards learn the details and decide whether or not it's right for you what i just figured out why everything back here is so sticky why this bottle of wine exploded oh my god this one's about to oh my god we haven't been in the van in days so i guess it's just all dry van life is a constant learning let it go very smoothly

Channel: Kara and Nate

Views: 1,251,562

Rating: 4.9102836 out of 5

Keywords: united airlines, united polaris, united polaris business class, united airlines review, polaris business class, business class, united polaris review, trip report, flight review, luxury travel, polaris class, airline lounge, airplane, airplane vlog, airport lounge, airport vlog, avgeek, aviation vlog, priority pass, priority pass lounge, travel day, travel day vlog, kara and nate, usa to europe, travel restrictions, EU travel, 787, travel couple, travel vlog, rome, italy

Id: DHat1oAihM0

Length: 20min 57sec (1257 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 27 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/colour-me-green]

I feel like I'm the only one who likes their travel days the most! But I'm a huge aviation geek and I like anything to do with airports and planes. Their train days are also up there for me.

[u/Many-Branch6870]

I'll tell you why some people are jealous. Because we'll never get to freaking do it. We never will. Not like they will. They're young, carefree. It's annoying to some degree, but not necessarily because they're annoying, more a personal failure. Isn't it annoying to see someone who has a 'perfect lifestyle' dance up and down a street la Dee dah while you have to work a grueling job that feels like it's destroying your soul? And no you can't get away because you have kids in school or responsibilities. Or heck, maybe you feel you're just not that bright. You're not as smart as Kara or Nate. You don't know how to make videos to fund your travel.

So when you see this unpleasant cognitive dissonance, these people living out their lives in a state of bliss that you weep over because you know your life will never be like, you get a little bitter. You try to chip it away so it's not so great. Yeah, you don't know how to fuel your dreams and solve your problems so what do you do? You protect yourself by making their lives seem not so great. It's actually really sad because they actually seem to want to teach people how to do this too. I'm sure they get frustrated with people holding themselves back too

It's not like they will ever read your comments anyway. They're too busy having fun. I'm sure it's not all perfect, but it would be more relatable if they showed some not so perfect moments. Travel can be really hellish sometimes.

[u/bd07bd07]

OMG buy a mask that fits. It is so distracting watching it constantly slip down over her nose and then seeing her readjusting it.

[u/bruhsbruhsbruhs]

Great to see them do a more old school type video again. Clearly obvious what they're more comfortable with...

[u/Lizcatherine]

Happy for them but also so jealous

[u/hutter22]

I just can't take the dance down the aerobridge

[u/bigsean1013]

This girl crying over returning to travel is the biggest joke. Kara has always been vomit inducing but this video takes the cake. Just stop.

[u/snoflus]

Yaaayy! Been waiting for this video since march 2020

[u/PriorAd7865]

Man, I was hoping we’d see more videos from them once they went to Italy.